# Amputations at ELLWOOD ENGINEERED CASTINGS CO.
> OSHA SIR `2016098859` · 9/19/2016 · HUBBARD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** ELLWOOD ENGINEERED CASTINGS CO.
- **Location:** 7158 HUBBARD-MASURY ROAD, HUBBARD, OHIO, 44425
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crane operator was lowering material and an employee went to remove the hook from the material when the crane moved, causing the chain to tighten and pinch the employee's right index finger between the hook and material. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

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