# Amputations at MCCANN FABRICATION
> OSHA SIR `2017109957` · 10/17/2017 · NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Dies, molds, patterns
## Employer
- **Name:** MCCANN FABRICATION
- **Location:** 1027 LEWISTON ROAD, NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE, 04260
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing or changing three dies on a hydraulic press brake when the top die, weighing approximately 250 pounds, fell and crushed the employee's left index fingertip. The fingertip had to be surgically amputated to the bottom of the nail.

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