# Amputations at TORRMETAL CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2016087891` · 8/22/2016 · CLEVELAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** TORRMETAL CORPORATION
- **Location:** 12125 BENNINGTON AVE., CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44135
- **NAICS:** 332116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting a new die press for trail hits when the machine activated and the die came down on his left hand, amputating multiple fingers.

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