# Amputations at LEWCO INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016021149` · 2/9/2016 · SANDUSKY, 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
## Employer
- **Name:** LEWCO INC.
- **Location:** 706 LANE STREET, SANDUSKY, OHIO, 44870
- **NAICS:** 333922
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 9, 2016, an employee's left thumb was amputated to the first joint while the employee was operating a brake press to bend steel.

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