# Amputations at Charp's Welding and fabricating, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2016020995` · 2/2/2016 · STONE LAKE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by handheld object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Sledges, sledgehammers
## Employer
- **Name:** Charp's Welding and fabricating, Inc
- **Location:** GPS Latitude 45.780998 Longitude -91.414152, STONE LAKE, WISCONSIN, 54876
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's left ring finger was partially amputated after being struck by a sledge hammer while the employee was repairing a 34-inch pipeline.

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