# Amputations at Arcelormittal Weirton LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015010798` · 1/25/2015 · WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Arcelormittal Weirton LLC
- **Location:** 100 Pennsylvania Avenue, WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26062
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 25, 2015, an employee's thumb was amputated after being smashed by the wringer roll when it came off the adjusting stud. The employee's thumb was caught between the old contact roll base and the bearing box housing of the 10" wringer roll.

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