# Amputations at Sierra Pacific Industries Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023088053` · 8/31/2023 · MEDFORD, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Sierra Pacific Industries Inc.
- **Location:** 575 South Whelen Avenue, MEDFORD, WISCONSIN, 54451
- **NAICS:** 321911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a curving roll machine to bend a piece of aluminum when their fingers were pinched between the aluminum and the roller. The employee's left index and middle fingers were partially amputated.

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