# Amputations at Everlog Systems
> OSHA SIR `20161110947` · 11/21/2016 · SALMON, IDAHO
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Welding machinery
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Everlog Systems
- **Location:** Lot 15A Savage Ranch Rd., SALMON, IDAHO, 83467
- **NAICS:** 238140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's gloved hand was caught in the rotation fan of a welder unit during repairs, amputating the thumb.

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