# Amputations at DELTA HARDWOOD FLOORING, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017021743` · 2/23/2017 · BOONVILLE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Vehicle, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** DELTA HARDWOOD FLOORING, INC.
- **Location:** 210 Grove Street, BOONVILLE, NEW YORK, 13309
- **NAICS:** 321918
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating an electric-powered ride-on sweeper. When the employee raised the seat to gain access to a brush belt and pulley assembly, the employee's thumb tip was caught and amputated between the belt and pulley.

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