# Amputations at O'BRIEN STEEL SERVICE CO.
> OSHA SIR `20161212035` · 12/30/2016 · PEORIA, ILLINOIS
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** O'BRIEN STEEL SERVICE CO.
- **Location:** 1700 N. E. ADAMS STREET, PEORIA, ILLINOIS, 61603
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was grinding parts on a pedestal belt grinder and suffered a left thumb amputation.

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