# Amputations at Chicago Powdered Metal Products Co.
> OSHA SIR `2015031079` · 3/9/2015 · SCHILLER PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Chicago Powdered Metal Products Co.
- **Location:** 9700 Waveland Avenue, SCHILLER PARK, ILLINOIS, 60176
- **NAICS:** 332117
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee amputated his left-hand ring finger while operating a molding press. The safety guard was bypassed at the time of the accident.

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