# Amputations at JELD-WEN, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019088035` · 8/6/2019 · MOUNT VERNON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** JELD-WEN, INC.
- **Location:** 1201 NEWARK ROAD, MOUNT VERNON, OHIO, 43050
- **NAICS:** 332321
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was responding to a quality issue with a piece of equipment that had a fixture out of place. The clamp was under pressure with air and continued to move once the fixture was back in place. The clamp then pinched the employee's left middle finger and tore off the nail and fingertip.

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