# Amputations at Encore Industries
> OSHA SIR `2020010793` · 1/24/2020 · CAMBRIDGE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Plastic injection molding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Encore Industries
- **Location:** 725 Water Street, CAMBRIDGE, OHIO, 43725
- **NAICS:** 325510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 24, 2020, an employee was removing a plastic ball from the feed throat of an injection molding machine. The employee's right middle finger was caught between the screw and the barrel, and the tip was amputated.

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