# Amputations at Advance Tank and Construction Co.
> OSHA SIR `2018021935` · 2/26/2018 · WELLINGTON, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Drills-stationary
- **Secondary source:** Strapping
## Employer
- **Name:** Advance Tank and Construction Co.
- **Location:** 3700 East County Road 64, WELLINGTON, COLORADO, 80549
- **NAICS:** 332420
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a magnetic drill press to drill holes into a C-channel. The employee was trying to hold the press in place with a strap, which was wrapped around the employee's left hand and became caught in the drill. The strap then crushed the employee's left index finger, resulting in a partial amputation above the knuckle.

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