# Amputations at M & G Landscaping
> OSHA SIR `2018054685` · 5/14/2018 · WETHERSFIELD, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Mowing machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** M & G Landscaping
- **Location:** 1532 Berlin Turnpike, WETHERSFIELD, CONNECTICUT, 06109
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 14, 2018, an employee was attempting to clear material from a mower vacuum when the blades amputated his thumb and several fingers on his left hand. The mower blades were running at the time of the incident.

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