# Amputations at Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020054775` · 5/22/2020 · MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 838 S. 16th Street, MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN, 54220
- **NAICS:** 331528
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping operate a hydraulic mold press. The press engaged, crushing the employee's left index fingertip. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.

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