# Amputations at Baleco International
> OSHA SIR `2021076041` · 7/22/2021 · NORTH BEND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** Baleco International
- **Location:** 3200 State Line Road, NORTH BEND, OHIO, 45052
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was breaking down a malformed bottle with a box cutter. The box cutter slipped and amputated the side of the employee's left thumb.

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