# Amputations at Ball Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2016087522` · 8/11/2016 · FINDLAY, 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:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ball Corporation
- **Location:** 12340 County Rd 99, FINDLAY, OHIO, 45840
- **NAICS:** 332431
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about August 11, 2016, an employee was adding ink to the decorator can printing machine when the ink fell. When the employee attempted to grab it, the employee's hand became caught between the plate cylinder and the blanket segment, amputating the left ring finger.

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