# Amputations at JEFFERSON INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `20191112107` · 11/21/2019 · WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** JEFFERSON INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
- **Location:** 6670 STATE ROUTE 29 NE, WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO, 43162
- **NAICS:** 336399
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was making an adjustment to the welding arm of a stationary spot welding machine when her right index finger was smashed on the up-stroke, causing a partial amputation of the fingertip.

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