# Amputations at AKRON PORCELAIN & PLASTIC CO.
> OSHA SIR `2016043189` · 4/15/2016 · AKRON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Plastic injection molding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** AKRON PORCELAIN & PLASTIC CO.
- **Location:** 2739 CORY AVE, AKRON, OHIO, 44314
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While an employee was wiping debris from a plastic compression mold press, the vertical injector plate came down and partially amputated the employee's left middle and index fingertips.

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