# Amputations at Ernest Maier Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181010454` · 10/9/2018 · MILLSBORO, DELAWARE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Ernest Maier Inc.
- **Location:** 30234 Millsboro Highway, MILLSBORO, DELAWARE, 19966
- **NAICS:** 327331
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing a lintel machine. The machine moved and trapped the tip of the employee's right middle finger, causing an amputation to the fingertip.

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