# Amputations at A & M Refractories, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019043759` · 4/11/2019 · NEW BOSTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** A & M Refractories, Inc.
- **Location:** 202 West Avenue, NEW BOSTON, OHIO, 45662
- **NAICS:** 327120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was helping a forklift driver lift the base off a mold on the ground. The employee's finger was pinched between the lifting loop and the base, causing a fingertip amputation.

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