# Amputations at Superior Roll Forming Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017021202` · 2/7/2017 · VALLEY CITY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Chains, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
## Employer
- **Name:** Superior Roll Forming Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 5535 Wegman Drive, VALLEY CITY, OHIO, 44280
- **NAICS:** 332114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to free a coil chain from a coil when his left middle finger was caught between the chain and the coil, amputating his fingertip.

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