# Amputations at Hackney Ladish
> OSHA SIR `2015074697` · 7/15/2015 · RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Hackney Ladish
- **Location:** 708 Elmira Ave, RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72802
- **NAICS:** 332996
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was sharpening a tool on a large bench grinder and his right thumb got caught in the grinder causing a partial amputation.

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