# Amputations at Trailer Component Manufacturing Inc
> OSHA SIR `2019010815` · 1/23/2019 · MENTOR, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Laser cutting machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Trailer Component Manufacturing Inc
- **Location:** 8120 Tyler Blvd, MENTOR, OHIO, 44060
- **NAICS:** 336399
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 23, 2019, a temporary employee was operating laser cutting equipment. As the employee lifted a part out of the laser nest with a magnetic lift and chain hoist, one of the employee's fingers got stuck between the part and the laser nest. The fingertip was amputated.

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