# Amputations at C.G. BRETTING MANUFACTURING CO., INC
> OSHA SIR `2019055380` · 5/29/2019 · ASHLAND, WISCONSIN
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Metalworking lathes
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** C.G. BRETTING MANUFACTURING CO., INC
- **Location:** 3401 LAKE PARK RD, ASHLAND, WISCONSIN, 54806
- **NAICS:** 333291
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 29, 2019, at 6:09 p.m., an employee was operating a manual metal lathe when his gloved, right hand was caught by the rotating equipment causing partial amputations to four fingers.

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