# Amputations at CoorsTek, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211210585` · 12/9/2021 · GOLDEN, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
- **Secondary source:** Jewelry, ID badge lanyards
## Employer
- **Name:** CoorsTek, Inc.
- **Location:** 4545 Mcintire Street, GOLDEN, COLORADO, 80401
- **NAICS:** 327113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a grinding machine to grind ceramic when a button was hit and their left middle finger was caught between a ceramic part and the machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.

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