# Amputations at Burt Process Equipment, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021032188` · 3/12/2021 · HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Drills-stationary
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Burt Process Equipment, Inc.
- **Location:** 100 Overlook Drive, HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT, 06514
- **NAICS:** 333911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving the air pole on the side of a drill press when their gloves got caught in the drill press, resulting in an amputation of the right middle finger.

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