# Amputations at Johnson Bros. West Salem Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171110872` · 11/11/2017 · WEST SALEM, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Milling machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Johnson Bros. West Salem Inc.
- **Location:** 42 West Buckeye Street, WEST SALEM, OHIO, 44287
- **NAICS:** 325212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was running a mill when his left index finger was caught on the strip-off knife, amputating his left index fingertip.

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