# Amputations at Creed Monarch, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017021278` · 2/9/2017 · NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Creed Monarch, Inc.
- **Location:** 1 Pucci Park, NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, 06050
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was de-burring a machine part when the employee's right fingertip contacted the machine and was amputated.

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