# Amputations at International Automotive Components
> OSHA SIR `2016109650` · 10/12/2016 · HOLMESVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** International Automotive Components
- **Location:** 8281 County road 245, HOLMESVILLE, OHIO, 44633
- **NAICS:** 441310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pressing a small steel bracket against a rotating sanding wheel with his hands and fingers to smooth the edge. The bracket flew out of his hand and amputated the right index fingertip.

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