# Amputations at Church and Dwight Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181213274` · 12/30/2018 · YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Clamps, couplings
## Employer
- **Name:** Church and Dwight Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 5197 Commerce, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, 17408
- **NAICS:** 311111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was oiling the spring on an M13 clamp. He placed his right hand on the clamp. The employee pushed down on the clamp and his right middle fingertip was amputated.

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