# Amputations at International Technical Polymer Systems
> OSHA SIR `2019032523` · 3/8/2019 · NILES, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** International Technical Polymer Systems
- **Location:** 852 Ann St., NILES, OHIO, 44446
- **NAICS:** 325510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a forklift unload a metal bin filled with mill scale. When the load was lowered, it slid off the forks and landed on the employee's left index finger, causing the amputation of the tip.

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