# Amputations at Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020054856` · 5/26/2020 · KALIDA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Agricultural and garden machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 601 South Broad Street, KALIDA, OHIO, 45853
- **NAICS:** 333111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assembling parts of the all-wheel steering on a piece of agricultural equipment. A suspended strap failed and a heavy metal wheel dropped down on the employee's left index finger, causing an amputation.

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