# Amputations at Weld Mech, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231211550` · 12/21/2023 · PERRY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Weld Mech, Inc.
- **Location:** HWY 86 & Frontier Rd, PERRY, OKLAHOMA, 73077
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.

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