# Amputations at General Aluminum MFG Company
> OSHA SIR `2016065051` · 6/8/2016 · CONNEAUT, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** General Aluminum MFG Company
- **Location:** 1370 CHAMBERLAIN BLVD., CONNEAUT, OHIO, 44030
- **NAICS:** 331523
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about 6/8/2016, at approximately 1:15, an employee was placing a stencil inside a mold when a piece (known as a cradle) fell down from inside the top of the mold and struck/partially amputated the employee's left middle and ring fingers.

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