# Amputations at NORTHEAST BOX CO.
> OSHA SIR `2018021749` · 2/20/2018 · ASHTABULA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Gears
## Employer
- **Name:** NORTHEAST BOX CO.
- **Location:** 1726 GRISWOLD RD., ASHTABULA, OHIO, 44004
- **NAICS:** 322211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually lifting a gear from the rotary die cutter when the gear slipped, pinning and crushing the employee's middle fingertip and resulting in an amputation.

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