# Amputations at C&B Equipment
> OSHA SIR `2022108756` · 10/5/2022 · OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Lathes, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
## Employer
- **Name:** C&B Equipment
- **Location:** 4719 Merriam Drive, OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS, 66203
- **NAICS:** 333996
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was polishing a part on a lathe. His rag wrapped around his glove and pulled his right thumb under the spindle, where it was amputated. The thumb was reattached at the hospital.

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