# Amputations at Tech International
> OSHA SIR `2016087453` · 8/10/2016 · JOHNSTOWN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Tech International
- **Location:** 200 East Coshocton Street, JOHNSTOWN, OHIO, 43031
- **NAICS:** 326299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to pull a long piece of material through a rotary cutter when two of his fingers were caught in the machine. His right index and ring fingertips were amputated.

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