# Amputations at General Die Casters Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221210604` · 12/6/2022 · TWINSBURG, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** General Die Casters Inc.
- **Location:** 2150 Highland Rd, TWINSBURG, OHIO, 44087
- **NAICS:** 331521
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a CNC machine. Upon placing a part onto a fixture in the machine, the hydraulic clamps caught the employee's thumb, resulting in amputation of the thumb tip.

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