# Amputations at ALPLA INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017065035` · 6/3/2017 · LIMA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** ALPLA INC.
- **Location:** 3320 FORT SHAWNEE INDUSTRIAL DR., LIMA, OHIO, 45806
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning/vacuuming a re-grinder when the employee's left middle finger came into contact with the moving scrapper/paddle and was amputated. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

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