# Amputations at Worthington Cylinder Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2022032289` · 3/14/2022 · WESTERVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Worthington Cylinder Corporation
- **Location:** 333 Maxtown Road, WESTERVILLE, OHIO, 43082
- **NAICS:** 331221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 6:15 a.m. on March 14, 2022, an employee was trying to retrieve a fallen propane tank on a production line when her right middle finger was caught by the tank and the clamp that advanced the tanks. The finger was partially amputated.

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