# Amputations at NECO
> OSHA SIR `2017099188` · 9/25/2017 · OMAHA, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** NECO
- **Location:** 9364 N. 45th St., OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68152
- **NAICS:** 333111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting equipment. He operated one cycle and then turned off the machine and unplugged it. While the machine was still winding down to a stop, he caught his left middle finger in the gear resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was not guarded at the time.

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