# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at MMP of Merrill, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241110469` · 11/9/2024 · MERRILL, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
- **Source:** Welding machinery
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** MMP of Merrill, Inc.
- **Location:** 905 South State Street, MERRILL, WISCONSIN, 54452
- **NAICS:** 332116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam in the spot welder when the machine activated and crushed their right thumb, resulting in amputation of the thumb tip.

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