# Amputations at Metalcraft Enterprises, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015021417` · 2/16/2015 · NEW HAVEN, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Metalcraft Enterprises, Inc.
- **Location:** 202 Industrial Drive, NEW HAVEN, MISSOURI, 63068
- **NAICS:** 561311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 1/16/15 at approximately 10:00 p.m., employee was loading a welding robot.  The employee accidentally activated the lever with his left hand; the clamp cycled and caught the employee's right thumb, resulting in an amputation.

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