# Amputations at Landmark Plastics Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2015074817` · 7/19/2015 · AKRON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Landmark Plastics Corporation
- **Location:** 1331 Kelly Ave, AKRON, OHIO, 44306
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee in the thermal forming department was troubleshooting a trim press when the employee sustained a left hand amputation. The equipment was not locked out and the guards were bypassed at the time of the incident.

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