# Amputations at Special Metals
> OSHA SIR `2015086237` · 8/28/2015 · 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:** Tables, worktables
## Employer
- **Name:** Special Metals
- **Location:** 3200 Riverside Drive, HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25705
- **NAICS:** 331491
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 28, 2015, at approximately 6:45pm, while performing maintenance on a machine, another employee activated the machine after receiving verbal confirmation from the mechanic to go ahead. The maintenance mechanic suffered the amputation of his left thumb after it was pinched between a table and material near the entry end of the cap line.

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