# Amputations at Urick Ductile Solutions
> OSHA SIR `2021032267` · 3/16/2021 · ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Urick Ductile Solutions
- **Location:** 1501 Cherry Street, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16502
- **NAICS:** 331513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a core box containing a mold and foundry sand. When the employee was putting away the core box, it moved unexpectedly and crushed the tip of the employee's right little finger. The fingertip was then amputated.

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