# Amputations at Lorain County Automotive Systems
> OSHA SIR `2016098811` · 9/17/2016 · LORAIN, 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:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Lorain County Automotive Systems
- **Location:** 7470 Industrial Parkway Dr., LORAIN, OHIO, 44053
- **NAICS:** 336399
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 17, 2016, while operating a chamfering machine, an employee's third left finger was amputated in the machine's point of operation. The machine's safety buttons were bypassed at the time.

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