# Amputations at Apex Aluminum Die Casting Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018021332` · 2/8/2018 · PIQUA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Casting machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Apex Aluminum Die Casting Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 8877 Sherry Dr., PIQUA, OHIO, 45356
- **NAICS:** 331521
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 8, 2018, an employee was cleaning out the bed of a die cast machine's C-frame while a die setter was changing the machine's piston. The employee attempted to remove something from the machine just as the die setter activated it. His right ring finger was then caught between the platen and the sleeve ring, amputating his fingertip.

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