# Amputations at Salem Tube, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022108900` · 10/10/2022 · GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Salem Tube, Inc.
- **Location:** 485 Nickel Street, GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16125
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to fix tooling on a catch trough. The employee's right ring finger was caught in the hinge of the trough lid, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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