# Amputations at AMERICAN BRONZE CORP.
> OSHA SIR `2017054902` · 5/30/2017 · CLEVELAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Dies, molds, patterns
## Employer
- **Name:** AMERICAN BRONZE CORP.
- **Location:** 2941 BROADWAY AVENUE, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44115
- **NAICS:** 331522
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was shaking out a mold and lowering a flask when his left hand was crushed between the flask and a pattern, amputating his left ring fingertip.

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