# Amputations at Highway Steel, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016043230` · 4/18/2016 · CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Highway Steel, Inc.
- **Location:** 211 EAST MAIN STREET, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60411
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing debris from a piece of equipment. He hit the stop button. While reaching for the debris, he activated a proximity sensor. 
The sensor in turn activated a solenoid, which activated the cylinder. This caused the die set to come down and crush/amputate his right index finger.

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