# Amputations at Milark Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015074284` · 7/2/2015 · MANSFIELD, 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 during regular operation
- **Source:** Brake presses
- **Secondary source:** Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Milark Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 536 S. AIRPORT RD., MANSFIELD, OHIO, 44903
- **NAICS:** 336370
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about July 2, 2015, an employee was operating a press brake when it had a mechanical failure.  The bolts holding the press up sheared off, and the press came down on the employee's right hand, amputating several fingers.

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