# Amputations at BAY MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL CORP.
> OSHA SIR `2017021720` · 2/22/2017 · LORAIN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Manhole and cistern covers
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** BAY MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL CORP.
- **Location:** 2221 W. PARK DR., LORAIN, OHIO, 44053
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee and a coworker were attempting to remove a sewer grate when the grate shifted and pinched the employee's thumb between it and the ground. The employee's thumb was partially amputated.

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