# Amputations at Ohio Gasket & Shim Company
> OSHA SIR `2015063451` · 6/5/2015 · AKRON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Ohio Gasket & Shim Company
- **Location:** 976 Evans Ave., AKRON, OHIO, 44319
- **NAICS:** 339991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 5, 2015, an employee using a press reached for a part; the press came down on his left hand, amputating three fingers above the knuckles.

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