# Amputations at Stiles Machinery, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181111540` · 11/8/2018 · COCONUTCREEK, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Stiles Machinery, Inc.
- **Location:** 6850 Lyons Technology Pkwy, COCONUTCREEK, FLORIDA, 33093
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting an edge bander machine when his right little finger was caught in the machine. The fingertip was amputated.

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