# Amputations at Cortland Plastics International
> OSHA SIR `2018021378` · 2/9/2018 · CORTLAND, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Dies, molds, patterns
- **Secondary source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Cortland Plastics International
- **Location:** 211 S. Main Street, CORTLAND, NEW YORK, 13045
- **NAICS:** 326160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pushing a cart with a mold on it when the mold shifted. The employee's right hand was pinched between the cart handle and the mold, resulting in a right thumb tip amputation.

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