# Amputations at J.B. Metal Works, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016109750` · 10/17/2016 · DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** J.B. Metal Works, Inc.
- **Location:** 1325 Lee St., DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, 60018
- **NAICS:** 332323
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's hand slipped while he was sanding the metal part on a 12-inch sanding machine, catching and partially amputating his right thumb between the part and the sanding disk.

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