# Amputations at Allied Welding, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017032679` · 3/23/2017 · CHILLICOTHE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** Allied Welding, Inc.
- **Location:** 1820 North Santa Fe Ave, CHILLICOTHE, ILLINOIS, 61523
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's left index finger was amputated after contacting moving parts in an exhaust fan in the paint department. The exhaust fan was unguarded at the time.

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