# Amputations at COBRA PLASTICS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016031999` · 3/7/2016 · MACEDONIA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** COBRA PLASTICS, INC.
- **Location:** 1244 E. HIGHLAND ROAD, MACEDONIA, OHIO, 44056
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was diagnosing an issue with malfunctioning ejector plates and was attempting to remove a plastic particle from behind a back plate when a second employee cycled the machine. The plates closed and pinched the first employee's hand, amputating the right middle fingertip.

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