# Amputations at WGS Global Services
> OSHA SIR `20181212611` · 12/8/2018 · WAUPACA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** WGS Global Services
- **Location:** 1955 Brunner Drive, WAUPACA, WISCONSIN, 54981
- **NAICS:** 425110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was grinding castings on a large snag grinder. The part slipped and the employee's fingertip contacted the grinding wheel resulting in a severe abrasion requiring a surgical amputation.

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