# Amputations at Industrial Hanger and Conveyor Company
> OSHA SIR `20191010771` · 10/15/2019 · FREMONT, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Sanders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Industrial Hanger and Conveyor Company
- **Location:** 886 North County Road 232, FREMONT, OHIO, 43420
- **NAICS:** 333922
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing the sandpaper on a disk sander with a 3-inch putty knife. The sander kicked back, causing the putty knife to slip and amputate the employee's left index finger at the middle joint.

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