# Amputations at US Foundry and Manufacturing United States Foundry
> OSHA SIR `2016043598` · 4/28/2016 · HIALEAH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Dies, molds, patterns
- **Secondary source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** US Foundry and Manufacturing United States Foundry
- **Location:** 3200 West 84th Street,, HIALEAH, FLORIDA, 33018
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 28, 2016,  at 8:20 am, an employee was raising a cope pattern with a hoist to place under a drag plate. His hand was under the plate when the pattern fell on his left pinky fingertip.

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