# Amputations at Phoenix AG Inc
> OSHA SIR `20181010140` · 10/1/2018 · MIDDLETOWN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Phoenix AG Inc
- **Location:** 1801 Crawford St, MIDDLETOWN, OHIO, 45044
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee of The Phoenix Group was in a sample room at a steel plant, using a shear to cut down a steel specimen. The hold-down device contacted his ring finger, causing a partial amputation. The machine was guarded at the time.

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