# Amputations at Circulus - Ardmore PBLLC
> OSHA SIR `2023021562` · 2/17/2023 · ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA
## 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:** Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Circulus - Ardmore PBLLC
- **Location:** 2001 Cooper Dr, ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA, 73401
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning an auger feed screw during a maintenance shutdown period. While cleaning, the employee manually turned the auger screw with their left hand and a finger was pinched by the auger, resulting in a partial amputation without bone loss.

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