# Amputations at Jupitar Aluminum
> OSHA SIR `2019077010` · 7/11/2019 · BEECH BOTTOM, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Jewelry, ID badge lanyards
## Employer
- **Name:** Jupitar Aluminum
- **Location:** 8963 River Rd, BEECH BOTTOM, WEST VIRGINIA, 26030
- **NAICS:** 562119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking for vibration on an applicator roll drive shaft. The grease fitting came around and caught the ring on the employee's left ring finger. The left ring finger was pulled into the applicator roll drive and was de-gloved and medically amputated at the lower knuckle.

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