# Amputations at EDCO Engineering Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023021110` · 2/3/2023 · NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT
## 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:** Bending, crimping machines
## Employer
- **Name:** EDCO Engineering Inc.
- **Location:** 101 Rockwell Road, NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT, 06111
- **NAICS:** 332721
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a tube bending machine. When the control to close the clamp was pressed, it pinched his finger, causing an amputation.

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