# Amputations at Metaldyne SinterForged Products, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016010344` · 1/13/2016 · SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Assembly presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Metaldyne SinterForged Products, LLC
- **Location:** 197 West Creek Road, SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15857
- **NAICS:** 332117
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 1/13/16, at 8:30 a.m., an employee was running a manual assembly press with two hand controls installed. While the employee's hand was in the point of operation, the press activated and pinched the employee's left index finger, amputating the tip.

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