# Amputations at UNI-GRIP, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018077126` · 7/16/2018 · UPPER SANDUSKY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** UNI-GRIP, INC.
- **Location:** 9823 STATE HIGHWAY 53 NORTH, UPPER SANDUSKY, OHIO, 43351
- **NAICS:** 326291
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 16, 2018, an employee was using an auto cutter when a part became jammed in the cutting hole. As he attempted to clear the jam, the cutting mechanism cut his left middle fingertip, resulting in a partial amputation. The machine was running and guarded 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*