# Avulsions, enucleations at Prince Rubber & Plastics Co. Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018021720` · 2/20/2018 · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Prince Rubber & Plastics Co. Inc.
- **Location:** 137 Arthur Street, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14207
- **NAICS:** 326291
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a rubber milling/mixing machine when his left hand became caught in the mill. He was able to remove it, but the skin was separated from his hand, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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