# Amputations at Quantum Metals
> OSHA SIR `2015031509` · 3/27/2015 · LEBANON, 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Quantum Metals
- **Location:** 3675 Taft Dr., LEBANON, OHIO, 45036
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee at Quantum Metals in Lebanon, Ohio, was using an industrial belt sander when his finger got caught in the machine. His right ring finger was amputated from the first segment down to the first joint, and his right middle finger was amputated just below the nail.

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