# Amputations at A. Papish Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015085805` · 8/14/2015 · DANBURY, CONNECTICUT
## 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:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** A. Papish Inc.
- **Location:** 21 Taylor Street, DANBURY, CONNECTICUT, 06810
- **NAICS:** 332991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 14, 2015, an employee's left index finger got caught in the point of operation of a mechanical power press. The distal tip of his finger was surgically amputated (above the first joint).

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