# Amputations at Mid-West Forge Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2021086722` · 8/10/2021 · CLEVELAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Mid-West Forge Corporation
- **Location:** 17301 ST. CLAIR AVE., CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44110
- **NAICS:** 332111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was positioning a punch holder that was being lifted by a crane. The crane moved, causing tension in its chain to amputate the employee's right index finger at the first knuckle.

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