# Amputations at Ellwood National Crankshaft
> OSHA SIR `2022109523` · 10/31/2022 · IRVINE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Engine parts and accessories, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ellwood National Crankshaft
- **Location:** 1 Front Street, IRVINE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16329
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 31, 2022, at approximately 2:13 PM, two employees were inspecting a crankshaft on rollers. Employee 1 was rotating the crankshaft manually as employee 2 was checking a gauge. Employee 2's hand was caught in a pinch point between the rollers and the counterweight of the crankshaft, resulting in an a partial amputation of the right thumb.

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