# Amputations at Moog Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019088526` · 8/19/2019 · EAST AURORA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Moog Inc.
- **Location:** Seneca & Jamison Road, EAST AURORA, NEW YORK, 14052
- **NAICS:** 332912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting an aircraft component with an overhead hoist. The component being hoisted created a shear point between itself and the test stand. The employee's thumb tip was amputated in the shear point.

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