# Amputations at Buckingham Manufacturing Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171211566` · 12/6/2017 · BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Bending, crimping machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Buckingham Manufacturing Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 1-11 Travis Ave., BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK, 13902
- **NAICS:** 316998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was making adjustments on a hydraulic machine used to bend metal. The employee's hand was resting on a steel block that was part of the machine when the block moved upwards. The employee's right middle finger was then caught and partially amputated between the block and the top of the machine.

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