# Amputations at Oshkosh Coil Spring, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018066045` · 6/19/2018 · OSHKOSH, 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:** Oshkosh Coil Spring, Inc.
- **Location:** 3575 N. Main St., OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, 54901
- **NAICS:** 332612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was grinding a piece of round stock when their glove got caught in the moving pedestal grinder and pulled into the grinding wheel. The employee suffered a broken fingertip resulting in surgical amputation.

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