# Amputations at American Iron and Metal Recycling - Erie, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023043453` · 4/18/2023 · ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** American Iron and Metal Recycling - Erie, LLC
- **Location:** 1431 East Ave, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16503
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a shear to cut metal. A piece of metal became caught, then moved again and crushed the employee's right middle finger against the machine's guard. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.

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