# Amputations at Vimco, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171110850` · 11/10/2017 · KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Hand grinders-powered
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Vimco, Inc.
- **Location:** 300 Hansen Access Rd., KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19406
- **NAICS:** 331222
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a 4.5-inch handheld grinder to grind a concrete form when the employee's right glove was caught in the grinder. The employee suffered a laceration involving a tiny portion of flesh that was amputated from the right pinky finger.

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