# Amputations at Ryder Heil Bronze, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016098555` · 9/9/2016 · BUCYRUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Ryder Heil Bronze, Inc.
- **Location:** 126 E. Irving Street, BUCYRUS, OHIO, 44820
- **NAICS:** 331
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While setting up a handheld grinder, an employee's hand was caught between the grinding wheel and the lift table, avulsing/amputating the employee's left thumb tip.

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