# Amputations involving bone loss at SOUTHWEST STEEL PROCESSING, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024032223` · 3/12/2024 · NEWPORT, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
- **Source:** Stamping machinery, presses  except printing
- **Secondary source:** Wrenches, ratchets
## Employer
- **Name:** SOUTHWEST STEEL PROCESSING, LLC
- **Location:** 2801 Van Dyke Rd, NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, 72112
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove bolts from the dye machine on the main press line using a torque wrench. When the trigger was pressed, their right index finger got caught between the tool and the surface of the machine, resulting in amputation at the first knuckle.

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