# Amputations at McNICHOLS CO.
> OSHA SIR `2021064549` · 6/4/2021 · WHITEHALL, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** McNICHOLS CO.
- **Location:** 4740 Poth Road, WHITEHALL, OHIO, 43213
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a metal shear machine when the blade dropped and amputated his right hand.

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