# Amputations at H.W. Nicholson Welding & Manufacturing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019055345` · 5/28/2019 · APOLLO, 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:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** H.W. Nicholson Welding & Manufacturing, Inc.
- **Location:** 3899 Route 66, APOLLO, PENNSYLVANIA, 15613
- **NAICS:** 333517
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a shear and amputated the left middle finger.

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