# Amputations at Johnstown Wire Technologies, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221110362` · 11/28/2022 · JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Johnstown Wire Technologies, Inc.
- **Location:** 124 Laurel Avenue, JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 15906
- **NAICS:** 331222
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stringing steel through a machine die. After attaching the puller to the wire, the employee used his thumb to apply pressure to the wire before jogging the machine. His finger was pinched between the turning block and the puller, resulting in a left index finger amputation at the first knuckle.

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