# Amputations at Shaefer Equipment
> OSHA SIR `2022087063` · 8/10/2022 · WARREN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Forging machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Shaefer Equipment
- **Location:** 1590 Phoenix Rd NE, WARREN, OHIO, 44483
- **NAICS:** 332119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a die into a 5,000-pound hammer. The hammer was brought down while the employee's hand was resting on the fixed bottom die. It crushed the hand and caused amputation of the little finger.

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