# Amputations at Fletcher Granite Curb, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20161110680` · 11/14/2016 · WESTFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Fletcher Granite Curb, LLC
- **Location:** 535 Groton Road, WESTFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01886
- **NAICS:** 423320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to sharpen a tool with a grinding wheel when the employee's finger entered the wheel and was amputated.

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