# Amputations at Wenthe-Davidson Engineering Co.
> OSHA SIR `20161211873` · 12/22/2016 · NEW BERLIN, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Wenthe-Davidson Engineering Co.
- **Location:** 16300 West Rogers Drive, NEW BERLIN, WISCONSIN, 53151
- **NAICS:** 332313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance work using a grinder when their left thumb contacted the grinding wheel resulting in an amputation injury.

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