# Amputations at Fischer Manufacturing, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2018032810` · 3/22/2018 · FAIRFIELD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Fischer Manufacturing, Inc
- **Location:** 2052 Bohlke Blvd, FAIRFIELD, OHIO, 45014
- **NAICS:** 314999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 3/22/2018, an employee was attempting to remove glue buildup from a machine's rollers when the machine's cutting knife amputated the employee's right middle finger. The machine's gate was open at the time of the incident.

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