# Amputations at Basic Aluminum Casting Co.
> OSHA SIR `2017043236` · 4/10/2017 · CLEVELAND, 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:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Basic Aluminum Casting Co.
- **Location:** 1325 East 168th St., CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44110
- **NAICS:** 331523
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While removing aluminum flash from the die of a hydraulic trim press, an employee amputated his middle finger when the press malfunctioned.

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