# Amputations at IWM International, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20171212068` · 12/20/2017 · HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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
- **Secondary source:** Screwdrivers-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** IWM International, LLC
- **Location:** 500 East Middle Street, HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17331
- **NAICS:** 332618
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a pedestal grinder to grind the tip of a screwdriver when the tool was pulled between the grinding wheel and tool rest. His fingers were pulled in with the screwdriver, partially amputating his left pinky finger to the first knuckle.

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