# Amputations at BML Tool & Mfg Corp.
> OSHA SIR `20191212661` · 12/10/2019 · MONROE, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** BML Tool & Mfg Corp.
- **Location:** 67 Enterprise Drive, MONROE, CONNECTICUT, 06468
- **NAICS:** 332119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a manual surface grinder and tried to move the diamond dressing tool with his right hand while the grinder wheel was running. His right index finger was caught in between the grinding wheel and the diamond dressing tool, resulting in a finger amputation.

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