# Amputations at Western Bronze, Co.
> OSHA SIR `2019010596` · 1/17/2019 · WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Western Bronze, Co.
- **Location:** 54 Western Ave., WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01089
- **NAICS:** 331523
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 17, 2019, an employee was setting up a cut-off grinding machine to smooth two castings. When the cutting/grinding was initiated, the abrasive wheel disintegrated and shot out at the employee. The employee sustained a thumb amputation and other injuries to the hand and chest.

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