# Amputations at BETE FOG NOZZLE, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018099318` · 9/10/2018 · GREENFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Sanders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** BETE FOG NOZZLE, INC.
- **Location:** 50 GREENFIELD ST., GREENFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01301
- **NAICS:** 332919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was training a new employee on a belt sander when the actuator was engaged, which caused the machine to move. The employee's finger was then caught between the sander's holder and fixture, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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