# Amputations at Jefferson Industries
> OSHA SIR `2018099313` · 9/9/2018 · WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Jefferson Industries
- **Location:** 6670 St. Rt. 29 NE, WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO, 43162
- **NAICS:** 336370
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to straighten out the material on a stamping press when a sensor was tripped, causing the automatic clamping/straightening action of the press to activate. The movement caused an amputation of a finger on the employee's left hand.

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