# Amputations at Shasta Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2023098964` · 9/28/2023 · ALIQUIPPA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Impact wrenches-powered
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Shasta Incorporated
- **Location:** 300 Steel Street, ALIQUIPPA, PENNSYLVANIA, 15001
- **NAICS:** 333999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was building wheels at the wheel station. As they were using a torque gun, the employee's glove was caught between it and the wheel, resulting in a left thumb tip amputation.

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