# Amputations at Ohio Wire Form and Spring
> OSHA SIR `2018054249` · 5/2/2018 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ohio Wire Form and Spring
- **Location:** 2270 South High Street, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43207
- **NAICS:** 331319
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting up a manual kick press when it cycled and amputated the employee's left index fingertip in a pinch point. The pinch point was unguarded at the time.

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