# Amputations at Honda Transmission Manufacturing of America INC
> OSHA SIR `2017010426` · 1/13/2017 · RUSSELLS POINT, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Honda Transmission Manufacturing of America INC
- **Location:** 6964 State Route 235N, RUSSELLS POINT, OHIO, 43348
- **NAICS:** 336350
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 13, 2017, an employee's left ring fingertip was amputated while clearing a jam from the mesh machine with a hook-like tool. Upon removing the plug, stored air pressure released causing the cylinder to come down on a fixed part and created a pinch point.

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