# Amputations at Multiquip Whiteman
> OSHA SIR `20201211791` · 12/17/2020 · BOISE, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Lathes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Multiquip Whiteman
- **Location:** 6850 S Business Way, BOISE, IDAHO, 83704
- **NAICS:** 339999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was polishing material on a manual lathe. The lathe caught the employee's left wrist/hand, amputating the wrist/hand.

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