# Amputations at Braen Stone Industries
> OSHA SIR `2021032564` · 3/26/2021 · LAFAYETTE, NEW JERSEY
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Drilling machines, drilling augers
## Employer
- **Name:** Braen Stone Industries
- **Location:** 217 Limecrest Road, LAFAYETTE, NEW JERSEY, 07848
- **NAICS:** 212311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning and changing out a winterized auger that seemed to be clogged. The screw in the pipe caught three of the employee's fingers, causing them to be amputated.

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