# Amputations at Diamond Metals Distribution
> OSHA SIR `2016087129` · 8/2/2016 · CLEVELAND, 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Diamond Metals Distribution
- **Location:** 4635 W. 160th Street, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44135
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was grinding on a machine. When he attempted to grab the metal part being worked on, his left ring finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

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