# Amputations at Ace Iron & Metal
> OSHA SIR `2020098683` · 9/12/2020 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Ace Iron & Metal
- **Location:** 2515 Groveport Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43207
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding metal into a shear. The shear activated and closed on the employee's left thumb, amputating it.

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