# Amputations at Return Polymers
> OSHA SIR `2017066025` · 6/26/2017 · ASHLAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Return Polymers
- **Location:** 400 Westlake Drive, ASHLAND, OHIO, 44805
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning the blade on a grinder. When he manually rotated the blade, his finger was caught between the blade and the base knife, amputating his fingertip.

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