# Amputations involving bone loss at Murphy Co. Mechanical Contractors
> OSHA SIR `20241110330` · 11/5/2024 · THORNTON, COLORADO
## 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:** Bending, rolling, shaping, stamping machinery  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Murphy Co. Mechanical Contractors
- **Location:** 12789 Emerson Street, THORNTON, COLORADO, 80241
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was conducting a test groove during a die change with the high grooving machine. The employee's hand came in contact with the point of operation, resulting in an amputation of their middle and index fingers.

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