# Amputations at Eastern Metal of Elmira, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016065210` · 6/13/2016 · ELMIRA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Punch presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Eastern Metal of Elmira, Inc.
- **Location:** 1430 Sullivan Street, ELMIRA, NEW YORK, 14901
- **NAICS:** 339950
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a punch press when the die came down on his left thumb and amputated the tip.

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