# Amputations at Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co., LLC
> OSHA SIR `20221210986` · 12/19/2022 · MADILL, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co., LLC
- **Location:** 1297 Smiley Rd, MADILL, OKLAHOMA, 73446
- **NAICS:** 332618
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was conducting start-up procedures for a fine wire drawing machine when the steel wire began to coil inside the machine. The employee went to clear the wire when their finger contacted rotating parts, 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*