# Amputations at Global Body & Equipment Company
> OSHA SIR `2019066107` · 6/18/2019 · WOOSTER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Global Body & Equipment Company
- **Location:** 2061 Sylvan Rd, WOOSTER, OHIO, 44691
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 18, 2019, an employee was attempting to retrieve a dropped pin from the inside of a pin-sitter machine when the machine was activated via the foot pedal. The machine then caused a finger amputation, requiring surgery.

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