# Amputations at Mitchell Metal Products, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `20181112201` · 11/28/2018 · MERRILL, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Mitchell Metal Products, Incorporated
- **Location:** 905 S. State St., MERRILL, WISCONSIN, 54452
- **NAICS:** 332119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 28, 2018, an employee was attempting to remove a jammed part from a tumbler door. When the part was removed, the air-actuated door closed on the employee's finger, resulting in the amputation of the right middle finger distal tip.

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