# Amputations at Seilkop Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015042081` · 4/17/2015 · CINCINNATI, 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:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Seilkop Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 425 West North Bend Road, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45216
- **NAICS:** 331524
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 17, 2015, at approximately 7:00 PM, an employee smashed his hand while changing the knock out machine hammers, which resulted in the amputation of his left middle finger.

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