# Amputations at Hitachi Energy USA Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022010219` · 1/9/2022 · JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Hitachi Energy USA Inc.
- **Location:** 500 W Highway 94, JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI, 65101
- **NAICS:** 221112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a wire rope cutter. As he tried to remove a wire spool, his finger was caught in a pinch point. An arm (which held the wire reel on the machine) amputated his fingertip.

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