# Amputations at Nelson Wire & Steel
> OSHA SIR `2020076592` · 7/14/2020 · NEW SALEM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Nelson Wire & Steel
- **Location:** 1015 New Salem Road, NEW SALEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 15468
- **NAICS:** 332618
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were performing work on an automated welder. One employee was operating the main control panel and the injured employee was working at the rear of the machine. When the machine was restarted, it pinched the injured employee's pinky finger causing an amputation of the fingertip.

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