# Amputations at Grand River Rubber & Plastics Company
> OSHA SIR `2021119555` · 11/4/2021 · ASHTABULA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Grand River Rubber & Plastics Company
- **Location:** 2029 Aetna Road, ASHTABULA, OHIO, 44004
- **NAICS:** 339991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee operating an auto separator pulled a broken piece of rubber out of the machine.  When the employee freed up the piece of rubber, the machine's plucker activated and caught their finger, resulting in an amputation.

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