# Amputations at Lorain County Automotive Systems
> OSHA SIR `2018088749` · 8/24/2018 · LORAIN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Lorain County Automotive Systems
- **Location:** 7470 Industrial Parkway Dr., LORAIN, OHIO, 44053
- **NAICS:** 336399
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 23, 2018, an employee was training to use a coping machine. The employee's glove was snagged on a part, and the employee suffered a partial amputation of the right little finger.

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