# Amputations at Waltco Lift Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2015107315` · 10/1/2015 · TALLMADGE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Impact wrenches-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Waltco Lift Corp.
- **Location:** 285 NORTHEAST AVENUE, TALLMADGE, OHIO, 44278
- **NAICS:** 333924
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assembling an aluminum tailgate when the torque gun he was using to tighten bolts slipped and caught his finger. His left middle finger was amputated.

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