# Amputations at GENERAL ALUMINUM MANUFACTURING COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2015108016` · 10/27/2015 · RAVENNA, 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:** Drills-stationary
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** GENERAL ALUMINUM MANUFACTURING COMPANY
- **Location:** 5159 S. PROSPECT STREET, RAVENNA, OHIO, 44266
- **NAICS:** 331524
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing knockout operations and got a gloved hand caught in a retractable drill. As a result, multiple fingers on the right hand were amputated.

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