# Amputations at Spangler Candy Company
> OSHA SIR `2017109604` · 10/6/2017 · BRYAN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Handtools-power not determined, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Spangler Candy Company
- **Location:** 400 N. Portland St., BRYAN, OHIO, 43506
- **NAICS:** 311340
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hand tool to retrieve parts from a candy press machine when the employee's hand tool and left hand were pulled into the point of operation, amputating the index finger.

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