# Amputations at BALON CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `20231211383` · 12/14/2023 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metalworking lathes
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** BALON CORPORATION
- **Location:** 3245 S. HATTIE AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73129
- **NAICS:** 332911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating an engine lathe while reworking an engine part. The employee's right glove was caught by the lathe, resulting in an injury to the right middle finger that required medical amputation.

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