# Amputations at Metal Improvement Company, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20211110227` · 11/29/2021 · LANSING, NEW YORK
## 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, unspecified
- **Source:** Milling machines
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Metal Improvement Company, LLC
- **Location:** 131 Woodsedge Drive, LANSING, NEW YORK, 14882
- **NAICS:** 541690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's glove became caught in a milling machine, pulling their hand into the machine. The employee's left middle and index fingers were amputated.

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