# Amputations at Marlette Homes Inc, Division of CMH Manufacturing
> OSHA SIR `20171212104` · 12/20/2017 · LEWISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Marlette Homes Inc, Division of CMH Manufacturing
- **Location:** 30 Industrial Park Road, LEWISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17044
- **NAICS:** 321991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a gang nail machine to nail two pieces of wood truss together on a metal plate. He attempted to retrieve a document that was on the machine when his right pinky finger became caught in it, amputating the skin on his fingertip.

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