# Amputations at Brooks, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017021883` · 2/25/2017 · THOMASTON, MAINE
## 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:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Brooks, Inc.
- **Location:** 211 Beechwood Street, THOMASTON, MAINE, 04861
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding wire mesh into a rotary shear when the employee's right hand was pulled into the shear blade, amputating the index finger and damaging the thumb.

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