# Amputations at Ohio Moulding Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2020054385` · 5/11/2020 · WICKLIFFE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
## Employer
- **Name:** Ohio Moulding Corp.
- **Location:** 30396 Lakeland Boulevard, WICKLIFFE, OHIO, 44092
- **NAICS:** 331221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in the process of turning a coil on the mill when he attempted to push the coil behind a safety gate. The coil then uncoiled, catching his left thumb between the safety gate and the coil. As a result, his left thumb was partially amputated.

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