# Amputations at Pinnacle Manufacturing Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017054173` · 5/8/2017 · BATAVIA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Casting machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Pinnacle Manufacturing Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 56 Harvester AVE, BATAVIA, NEW YORK, 14020
- **NAICS:** 331523
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to unjam a die casting machine. The employee's left hand was caught in the machine as it closed, crushing the left index finger, which had to be amputated.

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