# Amputations at Nemak USA Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171212121` · 12/21/2017 · SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Nemak USA Inc.
- **Location:** 3101 S Taylor Drive, SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN, 53081
- **NAICS:** 331521
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to remove a jammed sack from a dust collector when the employee's left hand was pulled into the machine, partially amputating the index and middle fingers.

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