# Amputations at Rheem Manufacturing Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023032181` · 3/9/2023 · MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Rheem Manufacturing Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 2600 GUNTER PARK DR EAST, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, 36109
- **NAICS:** 333415
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a welding machine. As the employee moved the coupler over to the correct location, the projection welder actuated, coming down on their right hand. The employee sustained a right index finger fracture and a partial amputation of the middle finger.

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