# Amputations at Premier Aluminum, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016098297` · 9/1/2016 · RACINE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Drills-stationary
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Premier Aluminum, LLC
- **Location:** 3633 South Memorial Drive, RACINE, WISCONSIN, 53403
- **NAICS:** 331521
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a drill press to drill holes into a part. The employee was wearing gloves and the left glove got caught on the drill bit. The rotating drill bit pulled the employee's fingers into the drill causing an amputation of the left ring fingertip.

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