# Amputations at Johnstown Wire Technologies, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022043708` · 4/29/2022 · JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Winders, unwinders
## Employer
- **Name:** Johnstown Wire Technologies, Inc.
- **Location:** 124 Laurel Avenue, JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 15906
- **NAICS:** 331222
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was running wire cable through a die. As the employee checked the cable for imperfections, the wire pulled the employee's right hand into the spool, causing an amputation to the middle fingertip.

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