# Amputations at LYKINS REINFORCING INC
> OSHA SIR `2021032036` · 3/8/2021 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** LYKINS REINFORCING INC
- **Location:** Uptown Gateway, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45237
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stressing post-tension cables using a hydraulic ram. As the ram was retracting, the employee's hand slipped and the ram pinched the tip of their left ring finger, resulting in an amputation.

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