# Amputations at Miba Bearings LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016109576` · 10/11/2016 · MCCONNELSVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Painting, priming, metal coating machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Miba Bearings LLC
- **Location:** 5037 North State Route 60 NW, MCCONNELSVILLE, OHIO, 43756
- **NAICS:** 332991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a machine. The hydraulic clamps were not functioning properly. When the employee placed his hand on the side of the heater, the clamp closed, pinching and amputating his left middle finger.

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