# Amputations at Huntington Alloys Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2015052913` · 5/16/2015 · HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Push-pull rams-powered
- **Secondary source:** Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Huntington Alloys Corporation
- **Location:** 3200 Riverside Drive, HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25705
- **NAICS:** 331491
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 16, 2015, at approximately 9:15 p.m., a maintenance employee suffered an amputation of the left pinky finger just below the nailbed. The employee was using a Porta power pump and ram to remove a bearing from the end of a roll when the employee's finger got smashed between the ram and bearing. The pump was running at the time of the incident.

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