# Amputations at Defiance Metal Products Co.
> OSHA SIR `2018099152` · 9/5/2018 · DEFIANCE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Defiance Metal Products Co.
- **Location:** 06728, DEFIANCE, OHIO, 43512
- **NAICS:** 332116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 5, 2018, an employee was operating a machine to form a part when his right index finger was pinched between a quick clamp and the part, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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