# Amputations at The Kordenbrock Tool and Die Co.
> OSHA SIR `20181111794` · 11/15/2018 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** The Kordenbrock Tool and Die Co.
- **Location:** 10250 Wayne Ave., CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45215
- **NAICS:** 332119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a spot welding press when the hone (the cylinder that welds a nut to a part) came down and caused the amputation of a fingertip.

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