# Amputations at Elephant Mountain, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022065184` · 6/15/2022 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **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:** Elephant Mountain, LLC
- **Location:** 591 Main Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10044
- **NAICS:** 485112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a drill press to widen the holes in a copper terminal cable end. The drill bit caught in the terminal metal and caught the employee's glove. The employee's hand made contact with the spinning dill bit resulting in a finger laceration that required medical amputation.

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