# Amputations at WIELAND METALS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021075999` · 7/21/2021 · WHEELING, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** WIELAND METALS, INC.
- **Location:** 707 Northgate Parkway Rd, WHEELING, ILLINOIS, 60090
- **NAICS:** 332116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pointing to a part of a machine. His right index finger was caught by tubing that was into the machine to be processed. The fingertip was amputated.

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