# Amputations at General Aluminum Mfg. Company
> OSHA SIR `2020010429` · 1/15/2020 · WAPAKONETA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Dies, molds, patterns
- **Secondary source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** General Aluminum Mfg. Company
- **Location:** 13663 Short Rd., WAPAKONETA, OHIO, 45895
- **NAICS:** 331521
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a die plate with a hoist. The employee's finger was caught between the hoist hook and the die plate eyebolt, and the fingertip was amputated.

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