# Amputations at SWVA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020032111` · 3/4/2020 · HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** SWVA, Inc.
- **Location:** 2nd Avenue & 17th Street, HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25703
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was observing a changeover of a rolling mill. The carriage moved and pinched the employee's right hand, amputating the middle finger above the tip.

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