# Amputations at DIE-MATIC CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2018087853` · 8/1/2018 · INDEPENDENCE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** DIE-MATIC CORPORATION
- **Location:** 201 EASTVIEW DR., INDEPENDENCE, OHIO, 44131
- **NAICS:** 332116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding a steel coil into a press. The material buckled; the employee was trying to free it with his right hand when it moved forward and pulled the hand in. His right index finger was caught and the tip was amputated.

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