# Amputations at Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017010599` · 1/19/2017 · KALIDA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 601 s. broad street, KALIDA, OHIO, 45853
- **NAICS:** 333111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 19, 2017, an employee was operating an overhead crane to raise an 1,800-pound load. During the ascent, the load began to swing and pinched the employee's left thumb between a stationary object and the load. The employee's thumb was amputated.

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