# Amputations at Genuine Parts Company
> OSHA SIR `2019043505` · 4/4/2019 · HERMON, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Genuine Parts Company
- **Location:** 585 Coldbrook Road, HERMON, MAINE, 04401
- **NAICS:** 423120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was grinding a flywheel on a lathe. As the machine was winding down, the employee's fingertips were trapped between the wheel and the grinder. The employee suffered amputations to the left little and ring fingers above the first knuckle.

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