# Amputations at Michels Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2018065867` · 6/14/2018 · WATERVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Michels Corporation
- **Location:** Cross street of Neowash Road and South River Road, WATERVILLE, OHIO, 43566
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a drill stem from a drill stem rack and his right middle finger was caught in a pinch point created by the drill stem and a caliper resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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