# Amputations at Twin City Die Castings Company
> OSHA SIR `2015118713` · 11/17/2015 · WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Twin City Die Castings Company
- **Location:** 122 Cessna St NW, WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57201
- **NAICS:** 331522
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee operating a hydraulic power press had his right middle and index fingers caught in the point of operation. The employee had the tip of his right index finger amputated as a result.

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