# Amputations at Birch Holdings of PA
> OSHA SIR `2022021397` · 2/14/2022 · NEW HOLLAND, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Birch Holdings of PA
- **Location:** 215 Diller Avenue, NEW HOLLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, 17557
- **NAICS:** 337110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a disc sander to clean burrs off a small piece of aluminum. The machine grabbed the aluminum and pulled in his fingers, causing amputations to the left index and middle fingertips as well as a broken ring finger.

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