# Amputations at LJ Fabricators, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019088376` · 8/14/2019 · ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** LJ Fabricators, Inc.
- **Location:** 944 Research Parkway, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 61109
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 3:10 p.m. on August 14, 2019, an employee was clamping parts into a fixture to prepare them for spot-welding. The spot-welding machine activated while his hand was in the point of operation and the electrode amputated his right index fingertip.

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