# Amputations at American Steel and Aluminum, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017043745` · 4/26/2017 · AUBURN, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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:** Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** American Steel and Aluminum, LLC
- **Location:** 27 Elm Street, AUBURN, MASSACHUSETTS, 01501
- **NAICS:** 331221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a coil slitter when his finger became caught in the roller, resulting in amputation of his right index finger.

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