# Amputations at Cardinal Staffing
> OSHA SIR `2017099218` · 9/26/2017 · TOLEDO, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Turning handtools-powered, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Cardinal Staffing
- **Location:** 1800 Nathan Street, TOLEDO, OHIO, 43611
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a torque gun on an assembly line when the employee's glove and then left index finger were pulled into the spindle of the gun. The employee's finger was amputated.

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