# Amputations at American Technologies, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20201110414` · 11/3/2020 · ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
- **Secondary source:** Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
## Employer
- **Name:** American Technologies, Inc.
- **Location:** 3360 E. La Palma Ave., ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, 92806
- **NAICS:** 236116
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was mixing acoustic material with a hand drill. The drill caught a rag he was holding, and his left hand was pulled into the turning chuck. His little finger was severely lacerated and fractured, resulting in a partial amputation.

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