# Amputations at Prairie State Generating Company, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017054679` · 5/24/2017 · MARISSA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Lathes, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Prairie State Generating Company, LLC
- **Location:** 3872 County Hwy 12, MARISSA, ILLINOIS, 62257
- **NAICS:** 221112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a lathe to machine a part when the employee's glove was caught in the lathe. The employee's hand was then pulled around the lathe, amputating the right middle finger and partially amputating the right index finger.

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