# Amputations at Welch's Food
> OSHA SIR `2022043157` · 4/11/2022 · WESTFIELD, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Sanders-powered
- **Secondary source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Welch's Food
- **Location:** 100 N Portage Street, WESTFIELD, NEW YORK, 14787
- **NAICS:** 424480
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a disc sander on a square piece of metal. The force of the disc sander pushed the metal piece down to the work table causing the employee's right thumb to be caught between the metal piece and the sanding disc. The employee's thumb tip was partially amputated.

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