# Amputations at Aurubis Buffalo, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181111824` · 11/16/2018 · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
## 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:** Metalworking lathes
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Aurubis Buffalo, Inc.
- **Location:** 70 Sayre Street, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14207
- **NAICS:** 331420
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was threading a rod on a lathe when the rod caught his gloved hand. His finger was amputated.

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