# Amputations at CHASE BRASS & COPPER CO.
> OSHA SIR `2016021221` · 2/9/2016 · MONTPELIER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Clamps, couplings
## Employer
- **Name:** CHASE BRASS & COPPER CO.
- **Location:** 14212 CO. RD. M-50, MONTPELIER, OHIO, 43543
- **NAICS:** 331421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 9, 2016, an employee was attempting to trip the proximity sensor on the finishing line when the clamp activated, amputating the employee's left thumb distal to the first joint.

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