# Amputations at Akron Foundry Company
> OSHA SIR `2021053860` · 5/11/2021 · AKRON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Akron Foundry Company
- **Location:** 2728 WINGATE AVE., AKRON, OHIO, 44314
- **NAICS:** 331528
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was finishing the prep work on a mold in a low-pressure tilt machine. The machine started up and cycled, causing amputation and crushing injuries to the employee's fingers and hand.

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