# Amputations at Elliott Machine Works
> OSHA SIR `2018066264` · 6/25/2018 · GALION, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Elliott Machine Works
- **Location:** 1351 Freese Works Place, GALION, OHIO, 44833
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 25, 2018, an employee was using a hydraulic press brake to square up two 90 degree bends in a steel product. When the ram came down, his left index finger was pinched and crushed between the brake and the product, leading to an amputation of the fingertip.

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