# Amputations at PIONEER AEROSPACE CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2021054048` · 5/18/2021 · COLUMBIA, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** PIONEER AEROSPACE CORPORATION
- **Location:** 1 Pioneer Drive, COLUMBIA, MISSISSIPPI, 39429
- **NAICS:** 314999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a misplaced grommet from the grommet press when their left middle finger was caught in the press and the press activated causing a fingertip amputation.

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