# Amputations at Monongalia General Hospital
> OSHA SIR `20211110174` · 11/25/2021 · MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Monongalia General Hospital
- **Location:** 1200 JD Anderson Drive, MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA, 26505
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working with a grinder when his hand and finger were pulled in toward the grinder wheel. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated.

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