# Amputations at National Water Main Cleaning Company
> OSHA SIR `20181212547` · 12/6/2018 · BRONX, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Pumps
## Employer
- **Name:** National Water Main Cleaning Company
- **Location:** Adjacent to 1636 Sedgwick Avenue, BRONX, NEW YORK, 10453
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hydraulic submersible pump to clean a sewer main. The pump became clogged with rags. The employee suffered partial amputations to two fingers while clearing the clog. The pump was still operating at the time.

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