# Amputations at Vaughan & Bushnell Manufacturing Company
> OSHA SIR `2022021759` · 2/24/2022 · BUSHNELL, ILLINOIS
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Drills-stationary
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Vaughan & Bushnell Manufacturing Company
- **Location:** 110 S. Washington Street, BUSHNELL, ILLINOIS, 61422
- **NAICS:** 332216
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a drill press to drill holes in a hammer handle. The rotating drill bit contacted the employee's right glove while the employee was clearing chips from the table. The employee suffered an amputation to the little finger at the first knuckle.

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