# Amputations at HITACHI CABLE AMERICA, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021032593` · 3/27/2021 · MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Painting, priming, metal coating machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** HITACHI CABLE AMERICA, INC.
- **Location:** 900 HOLT AVE., MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03109
- **NAICS:** 335921
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a machine that wraps coating over cable when they sustained an amputation to a fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time.

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