# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Mersen USA Corp. PTT
> OSHA SIR `2024054781` · 5/31/2024 · BOONTON, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Mersen USA Corp. PTT
- **Location:** 400 Myrtle Ave., BOONTON, NEW JERSEY, 07005
- **NAICS:** 335312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a grinding machine when their middle finger contacted the wheel resulting in partial amputation.

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