# Amputations at PRO-TEC Coating Company
> OSHA SIR `2018044065` · 4/27/2018 · LEIPSIC, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** PRO-TEC Coating Company
- **Location:** 5000 Pro-tech Parkway, LEIPSIC, OHIO, 45856
- **NAICS:** 332812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 24, 2018, an employee was operating a hydraulic shear to cut samples when the shear's hold-down clamp crushed the employee's left index finger, resulting in a partial amputation.

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