# Amputations at Arctic Glacier U.S.A., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016065715` · 6/26/2016 · HICKSVILLE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Sealing, stapling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Arctic Glacier U.S.A., Inc.
- **Location:** 35 Engel Street, HICKSVILLE, NEW YORK, 11801
- **NAICS:** 312113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sealing bags of ice.  He tried to prevent a bag of ice from falling and his right index finger was amputated by the machine.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*