# Amputations at FCS Group, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20171212133` · 12/21/2017 · FLUSHING, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** FCS Group, LLC
- **Location:** LaGuardia Airport, FLUSHING, NEW YORK, 11371
- **NAICS:** 238320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was mixing paint with an electric drill and paddle drill bit when his left middle finger was caught between the drill bit and chuck, amputating his fingertip.

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