# Amputations at Nortek Powder Coating LLC
> OSHA SIR `20191212930` · 12/16/2019 · ROME, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Nortek Powder Coating LLC
- **Location:** 5900 Powder Coating LLC, ROME, NEW YORK, 13440
- **NAICS:** 325510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a left index fingertip amputation while operating a grinding machine and clearing material that was stuck on the screw.

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