# Amputations at Cleveland-Cliff Steel Corp Middletown Works
> OSHA SIR `2021053797` · 5/8/2021 · MIDDLETOWN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Cleveland-Cliff Steel Corp Middletown Works
- **Location:** 1801 Crawford Street, MIDDLETOWN, OHIO, 45044
- **NAICS:** 332111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing chain links on the carriage assembly of a drive motor. The carriage dropped approximately 20 feet after links were removed and pulled the employee's fingers into the chain and sprocket assembly. The employee's thumb was broken and their left pinky finger was amputated.

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