# Amputations at Kane Innovations K1 Plant
> OSHA SIR `20201110429` · 11/3/2020 · KANE, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Kane Innovations K1 Plant
- **Location:** 515 North Fraley Street, KANE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16735
- **NAICS:** 332323
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was holding a mandrel while operating a hydraulic press brake. When he engaged the foot pedal, his fingers were caught between the mandrel and the top of the forming die. His right index and middle fingertips were amputated.

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