# Amputations at JSW Steel USA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019032504` · 3/7/2019 · MINGO JUNCTION, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** JSW Steel USA, Inc.
- **Location:** 1500 Commercial Avenue, MINGO JUNCTION, OHIO, 43938
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift when its hydraulic hose became bound. While the employee was trying to remove the hose, the forklift's mast chain moved, causing an amputation to the employee's left thumb to the first joint.

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