# Amputations at Gasko Fabricated Products
> OSHA SIR `2015107819` · 10/20/2015 · MEDINA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Punch presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Gasko Fabricated Products
- **Location:** 4049 Ridge Road, MEDINA, OHIO, 44256
- **NAICS:** 423840
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 20, 2015, an employee's left index finger got caught in a flywheel while setting up a mechanical power press. Her finger was amputated to the first knuckle. The flywheel was unguarded 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*