# Amputations at Jefferson Industries Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2019032347` · 3/4/2019 · WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Drills-stationary
- **Secondary source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
## Employer
- **Name:** Jefferson Industries Corporation
- **Location:** 6670 State Route 29, WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO, 43162
- **NAICS:** 336399
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 4, 2019, an employee was working on a drill press when his shirt sleeve was caught in the chuck on the press and wrapped around his left thumb. His thumb was amputated.

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