# Amputations at Air King America Div of Lasko Products
> OSHA SIR `2017109942` · 10/16/2017 · WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Air King America Div of Lasko Products
- **Location:** 820 Lincoln Avenue, WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 19380
- **NAICS:** 333412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was making collars for pedestal fans on a press when the machine powered on and amputated the employee's right index fingertip.

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