# Amputations involving bone loss at Nelson Manufacturing Company
> OSHA SIR `20241110280` · 11/4/2024 · OTTAWA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by object handled by person  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Vehicle and machine parts  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Nelson Manufacturing Company
- **Location:** 6448 US Rt 224, OTTAWA, OHIO, 45875
- **NAICS:** 336212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 4, 2024, an employee was welding a rocker on a welding table. When he moved the weldment it tipped over onto his right little finger. The employee sustained an open fracture to the finger and medical amputation of the fingertip between the nailbed and the first knuckle.

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