# Amputations at BALON CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2022053917` · 5/5/2022 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Lathes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** BALON CORPORATION
- **Location:** 3245 S. HATTIE AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73129
- **NAICS:** 332911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 5, 2022, at 7:45 AM, an employee was removing debris from a lathe when the chuck activated and partially amputated their right index finger.

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