# Amputations at Columbus Industries
> OSHA SIR `20171111010` · 11/16/2017 · WEST UNION, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Cutting handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Columbus Industries
- **Location:** 11545 StRt 41, WEST UNION, OHIO, 45693
- **NAICS:** 322211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 16, 2017, an employee was using a cutting wheel to trim a filter element when the wheel amputated one of the employee's fingers.

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