# Amputations at Olympic Steel
> OSHA SIR `2015118417` · 11/9/2015 · WINDER, GEORGIA
## 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:** Olympic Steel
- **Location:** 587 Barrow Park Drive, WINDER, GEORGIA, 30680
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the projection welder machine. The employee's right hand was on the working surface of the machine when the steel shaft came down and amputated the employee's right middle finger.

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