# Amputations at Precision Textiles Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020010721` · 1/22/2020 · TOTOWA, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Precision Textiles Inc.
- **Location:** 200 Maltese Drive, TOTOWA, NEW JERSEY, 07512
- **NAICS:** 313310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a machine when the employee's right thumb was caught in the belt and pulley at the in-running nip point, resulting in a thumb amputation and palm laceration.

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