# Amputations at Process Equipment Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021054351` · 5/28/2021 · PELHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Process Equipment Inc.
- **Location:** 2770 Welborn Street, PELHAM, ALABAMA, 35124
- **NAICS:** 333412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a welding machine. A falling piece of metal landed on the employee's left hand, partially amputating the index finger.

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