# Amputations at Higgins Supply Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017010753` · 1/24/2017 · MC GRAW, NEW YORK
## 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:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Higgins Supply Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 18-25 South Street, MC GRAW, NEW YORK, 13101
- **NAICS:** 339113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee reached into a 40-ton press to remove a part from the die. The press malfunctioned due to the "dogs" breaking and the press tripped and crushed the employee's left hand. Four fingers were amputated.

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