# Amputations at THOMAS COMPANY, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191213057` · 12/20/2019 · EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** THOMAS COMPANY, Inc.
- **Location:** 6587 DELILAH ROAD, EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY, 08234
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was placing sheet metal onto a hydraulic shear when his left hand was caught between the down and shear, resulting in a left middle finger amputation.

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