# Amputations involving bone loss at Richardson Manufacturing Company
> OSHA SIR `2024032577` · 3/22/2024 · SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Stationary drills, milling machinery
- **Secondary source:** Gloves, handguards  except disposable, electric insulating
## Employer
- **Name:** Richardson Manufacturing Company
- **Location:** 2209 Old Jacksonville Rd., SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, 62704
- **NAICS:** 333999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 22, 2024, an employee was attempting to remove a metal stringer from a tap while the spindle on a milling machine was turning. The spindle entangled the employee's glove and amputated their left little and ring fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

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