# Amputations at Cleveland Die & Manufacturing Company
> OSHA SIR `2018043461` · 4/10/2018 · MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Cleveland Die & Manufacturing Company
- **Location:** 20303 1ST AVENUE, MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OHIO, 44130
- **NAICS:** 336370
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam on an automated press when another employee activated the press while the injured employee was still in the die. The press die then caught and partially amputated the employee's right index and middle fingers.

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