# Amputations at American Castings, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021098067` · 9/20/2021 · PRYOR, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** American Castings, Inc.
- **Location:** 5265 Hunt Street, PRYOR, OKLAHOMA, 74361
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was grinding a large metal casting on a 30-inch stationary grinder when the casting slipped and the employee's hand struck the rotating grindstone, resulting in amputation of the left little finger.

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