# Amputations at Waupaca Foundry Inc
> OSHA SIR `2018043478` · 4/11/2018 · MARINETTE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Waupaca Foundry Inc
- **Location:** 805 Ogden Street, MARINETTE, WISCONSIN, 54143
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee placed a casting on a fixture in preparation to start grinding. The employee's glove was caught on the casting flash as the part was being rotated, pulling the employee's fingers into the grinder wheel. The employee suffered fingertip amputations and lacerations.

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