# Amputations at Eriez Manufacturing Co.
> OSHA SIR `20181010957` · 10/23/2018 · ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Eriez Manufacturing Co.
- **Location:** 2200 Asbury Rd., ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16506
- **NAICS:** 333298
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a shear when his hand got close to the point of operation. When the shear was actuated, the blade amputated his left ring fingertip.

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