# Amputations at The Malish Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20201211493` · 12/8/2020 · MENTOR, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The Malish Corporation
- **Location:** 7333 Corporate Blvd, MENTOR, OHIO, 44060
- **NAICS:** 339994
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting up a brush making machine. The drill stuck in the table. When the employee grabbed the drill shroud, the drill bit came free and stored energy in the drill spindle arm cause the drill shroud to rise quickly. The employee's left middle fingertip was compressed between the drill shroud and the base of the drill spindle housing. The fingertip was amputated.

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