# Amputations at Kard Welding, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021010821` · 1/29/2021 · MINSTER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Kard Welding, Inc.
- **Location:** 00480 Osterloh Rd, MINSTER, OHIO, 45865
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 29, 2021, two employees were sweeping shot off a 10,000-pound metal plate, which was moving on a conveyor. One employee's glove was caught in a moving roller, causing his hand to be pinched between the roller and bottom of the metal plate. He suffered two fingertip amputations and two crushed fingers.

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