# Amputations at Kimble Company
> OSHA SIR `2016076461` · 7/17/2016 · TWINSBURG, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Banding, baling, strapping machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Kimble Company
- **Location:** 8500 Chamberlin Rd., TWINSBURG, OHIO, 44087
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a malfunction on the walking floor near the baler and amputated the left thumb when the door closed on his hand.

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