# Amputations at The Mississippi Methodist Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018088661` · 8/22/2018 · FLOWOOD, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **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:** The Mississippi Methodist Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
- **Location:** 1 A Layfair Dr., Ste. 300, FLOWOOD, MISSISSIPPI, 39232
- **NAICS:** 621498
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was grinding a piece of metal on a drum grinder when her glove became caught, pulling her hand into the grinder. She suffered a right middle finger amputation, fractured right ring finger, and fractured ulna.

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