# Amputations at TC Transcontinental Holding Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2021043145` · 4/15/2021 · MENASHA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Lathes, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** TC Transcontinental Holding Corporation
- **Location:** 271 River Street, MENASHA, WISCONSIN, 54952
- **NAICS:** 322220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 15, 2021, an employee was removing rust from the spindle of a lathe using an emery cloth when their glove become entangled in the back chuck, resulting in a partial degloving of the right middle finger and complete amputation of the right ring and pinky fingers.

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