# Amputations at The Timken Company
> OSHA SIR `2016032280` · 3/15/2016 · BUCYRUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Timken Company
- **Location:** 2325 E. MANSFIELD RD., BUCYRUS, OHIO, 44820
- **NAICS:** 332991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about March 15, 2016, an employee was attempting to remove a bearing from a conveyor when his finger was pinched between a metal gate and the conveyor, partially amputating his left ring fingertip.

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