# Amputations at ArcelorMittal Warren Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017054631` · 5/22/2017 · WARREN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** ArcelorMittal Warren Inc.
- **Location:** 2234 Main Avenue SW, WARREN, OHIO, 44481
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 5/22/2017, at approximately 10:30, an employee was installing an auger inside the housing of a larry car. The employee rigged the auger with chain falls and come-a-longs to position it inside the housing. During the installation, the employee's left index and middle fingers were caught and partially amputated between the auger and the housing. The equipment was locked out and not powered at the time of the incident.

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