# Amputations at West & Barker, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20211210494` · 12/7/2021 · NILES, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Extruding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** West & Barker, Inc
- **Location:** 950 Summit Ave, NILES, OHIO, 44446
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a fly knife on an extruder machine when their right thumb was caught by the fly knife, resulting in a partial amputation.

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