# Amputations at THE CARDINAL RUBBER COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `20181010768` · 10/18/2018 · BARBERTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** THE CARDINAL RUBBER COMPANY
- **Location:** 939 Wooster Road N, BARBERTON, OHIO, 44203
- **NAICS:** 326299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was performing a repair on the door of a rubber mixer.  He was adjusting the limit switch under the machine. When he attempted to climb out from under the mixer, his hand was caught in the rotor. The machine cycled and three fingers on his left hand were amputated.

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