# Amputations at Apex Aluminum Die Casting Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023109937` · 10/27/2023 · PIQUA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Dies, molds, patterns
- **Secondary source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** Apex Aluminum Die Casting Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 8877 Sherry Dr., PIQUA, OHIO, 45356
- **NAICS:** 331523
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working to hook an overhead crane to a die-cast mold. The hook of the crane struck the side of the mold and caused it to fall. The employee went to catch the mold and it fell on their left index finger, resulting in a partial amputation.

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