# Amputations at K' n G Mechanical, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221110157` · 11/19/2022 · CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** K' n G Mechanical, Inc.
- **Location:** 1400 Halbleib Road, CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN, 54729
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 19, 2022, at 2:00 PM, an employee was using a grinder to clean the rollers on the sheet metal machine. His glove became caught in the rollers, causing his hand to be pulled in. The employee's left middle finger was amputated.

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