# Amputations at American Showa
> OSHA SIR `20191010354` · 10/3/2019 · SUNBURY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** American Showa
- **Location:** 707 West Cherry Street, SUNBURY, OHIO, 43074
- **NAICS:** 336399
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a jam on an oil fill machine. He removed the washer and the slide released its stored energy. The slide piece then pinned his fingertip against the front metal slide, resulting in an amputation to the palm side of his right index finger just below the nail
bed.

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