# Amputations at Sterling Component Systems
> OSHA SIR `2015031463` · 3/25/2015 · STERLING, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Tables, worktables
## Employer
- **Name:** Sterling Component Systems
- **Location:** 626 South 11th Ave., STERLING, COLORADO, 80751
- **NAICS:** 321214
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was injured when his left leg got caught between the truss press and the table.  The employee sustained a left leg amputation from the knee down.

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