# Amputations at Massachusetts Electric Company
> OSHA SIR `2022087058` · 8/10/2022 · WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
## Employer
- **Name:** Massachusetts Electric Company
- **Location:** 1 Unknown Street, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01601
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was caught by a winch cable, which pinched his finger against its roller. The fingertip was later amputated.

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