# Amputations at MPM Silicones LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018021655` · 2/17/2018 · FRIENDLY, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Drills-stationary
## Employer
- **Name:** MPM Silicones LLC
- **Location:** 10851 Energy Highway, FRIENDLY, WEST VIRGINIA, 26146
- **NAICS:** 325199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 17, 2018, an employee was injured while using a drill press. The drill press was set up with a paddle in lieu of a drill bit. While adjusting the speed of the press with his left hand, his right hand held a tachometer. With the paddle spinning, the shaft bent 90 degrees and contacted the employee's right ring finger, resulting in amputation.

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