# Amputations at Mersen USA St. Marys - PA Corp
> OSHA SIR `2019065536` · 6/2/2019 · SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Mersen USA St. Marys - PA Corp
- **Location:** 215 Stackpole Street, SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15857
- **NAICS:** 335991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were using a scissor grab to lift a graphite spacer. As they were standing the spacer upright, the grab slipped off, fully extended, and spun, striking one of the employees on the left hand. The tip of the employee's little finger was amputated.

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