# Amputations at ATA Tools Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018054955` · 5/21/2018 · CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** ATA Tools Inc.
- **Location:** 7 Ascot Parkway, CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO, 44223
- **NAICS:** 333517
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing an internal spindle part when the spindle fell from the employee's hand. The employee tried to catch and grab the spindle. The employee's fingertip was crushed between the grind wheel and the steady rest for the work piece, resulting in a surgical amputation.

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