# Amputations at Republic Wire
> OSHA SIR `2015118777` · 11/19/2015 · WEST CHESTER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Republic Wire
- **Location:** 5525 Union Center Dr, WEST CHESTER, OHIO, 45069
- **NAICS:** 331421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee amputated the left pinky finger when the die blocks on the micro weld machine came down it.

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