# Amputations involving bone loss at MELOON FOUNDRIES, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20241211542` · 12/13/2024 · SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
## 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:** Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** MELOON FOUNDRIES, LLC
- **Location:** 1841 Lemoyne Avenue, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, 13208
- **NAICS:** 331524
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a shell core machine when their hand became caught in the machine press, resulting in burn injuries and the amputation of their left middle and ring fingers.

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