# Amputations at QUALITY BLOW MOLDING INC.
> OSHA SIR `2015030966` · 3/4/2015 · ELYRIA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Plastic injection molding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** QUALITY BLOW MOLDING INC.
- **Location:** 635 OBERLIN ELYRIA RD., ELYRIA, OHIO, 44035
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On Monday, March 2, 2015, at approximately 7:00 pm, an employee was operating a blow molding machine. The employee reached past the guard, and the machine cycled and smashed four fingers on the employee's right hand. The employee sustained an amputation of the fourth digit, partial amputation of the fifth digit, and a full thickness burn to the right middle finger. The employee was admitted to the hospital.

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