# Amputations at Primemetals Technologies
> OSHA SIR `20161211675` · 12/15/2016 · CORTLAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
- **Secondary source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Primemetals Technologies
- **Location:** 3650 Warren Meadville Road, CORTLAND, OHIO, 44410
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's left index finger was caught between a chain and a 1,500-pound part that was being lifted by an overhead crane, partially amputating the fingertip.

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