# Amputations at Tremcar USA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021064636` · 6/8/2021 · STRASBURG, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Tremcar USA, Inc.
- **Location:** 436 12th Street NE, STRASBURG, OHIO, 44680
- **NAICS:** 336212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unpacking two suspensions that were bolted together with a razor-sharp angle bracket. While the employee was using a box end wrench to unscrew the bolt, the suspensions shifted and caught the employee's right index finger. The fingertip was amputated behind the nail.

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