# Amputations at Southwest Mold, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023043033` · 4/5/2023 · TORRINGTON, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwest Mold, Inc
- **Location:** 212 Industrial Lane, TORRINGTON, CONNECTICUT, 06790
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a machine while another employee put a purge compound in the machine and began the purge. The injured employee's fingers were pulled into the gear and drive belt, crushing them. The index finger on his right hand was partially amputated.

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