# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Western Extrusions Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20241110471` · 11/9/2024 · PENNSAUKEN, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact incidents  unspecified
- **Source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Western Extrusions Corporation
- **Location:** 9000 River Road, PENNSAUKEN, NEW JERSEY, 08110
- **NAICS:** 331318
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing the hook that was latched to the anchor point of the grabber. During that process, the grabber fell, flipped over, and the employee's hand got caught in the anchor point. The employee sustained amputation of his left ring fingertip.

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