# Amputations at Evco Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2017077064` · 7/27/2017 · DE FOREST, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Upper extremities, 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:** Evco Corporation
- **Location:** 100 West North Street, DE FOREST, WISCONSIN, 53532
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was operating a mill machine which had two-handed controls. Her glove got caught in the spindle resulting in an amputation.

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