# Amputations at TRIPLE DIAMOND PLASTICS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20181112332` · 11/18/2018 · LIBERTY CENTER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TRIPLE DIAMOND PLASTICS, INC.
- **Location:** 405 NORTH PLEASANTVIEW DR., LIBERTY CENTER, OHIO, 43532
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 18, 2018, an employee was trying to clear a clog in the feeder throat of a press. The press cycle was initiated, and the tip of the employee's left middle finger was pinched in a metal door inside the feeder that closed when the press was activated. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.

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