# Amputations at U.S. Engineering Metalworks, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021010388` · 1/14/2021 · BERTHOUD, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Engineering Metalworks, LLC
- **Location:** U.S Engineering Metal Works, BERTHOUD, COLORADO, 80513
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a pipe groover to groove 10-inch steel pipes. He stopped the machine and was adjusting the groove depth when the machine activated again and pulled in the fingers on his left hand. All four fingers were amputated up to the middle joint.

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