# Amputations at Goetsch's Welding & Machine
> OSHA SIR `2016088209` · 8/29/2016 · MERRILL, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Structural metal materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Tables, worktables
## Employer
- **Name:** Goetsch's Welding & Machine
- **Location:** 9480 S. Cty Rd K, MERRILL, WISCONSIN, 54452
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was organizing round metal stock on a table in the saw area. The stock rolled and the employee's right ring finger was caught between the stock and the metal table. The fingertip was crushed and later amputated.

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