# Amputations at Gerdau Ameristeel US, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211210985` · 12/22/2021 · SAND SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA
## 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:** Gerdau Ameristeel US, Inc.
- **Location:** Sand Springs Rail Products, SAND SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA, 74063
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a bench grinder to grind a bevel on a tail piece used in a spike machine. The tail piece got caught and was pulled down to the part rest, causing the employee's right thumb to be pulled into the grinding disc pad. The thumb tip was amputated.

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