# Amputations at Metal Box International, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181111456` · 11/6/2018 · FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Metal Box International, Inc.
- **Location:** 11600 King St, FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS, 60131
- **NAICS:** 337124
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a shear when it came down on the employee's fingers, resulting in amputations to the left index and ring fingers. The guard was in the up position at the time of the incident.

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