# Amputations at Moldtech, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017043790` · 4/28/2017 · LANCASTER, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Milling machines
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Moldtech, Inc.
- **Location:** 1900 Commerce Parkway, LANCASTER, NEW YORK, 14086
- **NAICS:** 326291
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a milling machine when their glove became caught in the machine. They sustained a partial amputation to the right thumb.

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