# Amputations at Roechling Glastic Composites
> OSHA SIR `2019088097` · 8/7/2019 · CLEVELAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Roechling Glastic Composites
- **Location:** 4321 Glenridge Rd., CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44121
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While operating a fiberglass mat cutter, an employee's finger was caught in a pneumatic clamping mechanism. The employee sustained an amputation to the left index fingertip.

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