# Amputations at Walker Magnetics
> OSHA SIR `20191212675` · 12/10/2019 · WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Walker Magnetics
- **Location:** 600 Day Hill Road, WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT, 06095
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting metal on a shear. As he pushed material into the shear, the machine started. His finger was crushed and the tip was amputated.

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