# Amputations at Hedstrom Plastics
> OSHA SIR `2015074951` · 7/22/2015 · ASHLAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Grates
## Employer
- **Name:** Hedstrom Plastics
- **Location:** 1841 Baney Rd., ASHLAND, OHIO, 44805
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were attempting to change a mold on a roto. The mold was chained up to a crane, and the employees tried to inch a grate underneath the mold to be bolted down. The second employee turned the grate and the first employee's finger got caught in the grate, amputating his index fingertip.

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