# Amputations involving bone loss at WIKA Instrument, LP
> OSHA SIR `20241211471` · 12/11/2024 · LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Machine guards
## Employer
- **Name:** WIKA Instrument, LP
- **Location:** 1000 Wiegand Boulevard, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, 30043
- **NAICS:** 334513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 11, 2024, an employee was operating a machine that forms and cuts copper tubes when the saw blade contacted their left index finger, resulting in an amputation to the first joint. The machine was guarded at the time.

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