# Amputations at Wedgcor, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2023098661` · 9/19/2023 · JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Wedgcor, INC.
- **Location:** 1515 Business Loop E, JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA, 58401
- **NAICS:** 332311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing in front of a trim machine inserting material when the machine activated. The employee's right index and middle fingers were caught in the machine, resulting in fingertip amputations.

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