# Amputations at M & M Electrical Contractors
> OSHA SIR `20161110512` · 11/8/2016 · TALLMADGE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** M & M Electrical Contractors
- **Location:** 363 Tacoma Ave, TALLMADGE, OHIO, 44278
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating wire pulling equipment when the glove on his left hand was caught in a rope, which pulled his arms and body into the equipment. His left thumb was amputated and he required surgery for right wrist and arm injuries.

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