# Amputations at K.N.M. Industries, Inc. dba Lexco Cable
> OSHA SIR `20160911132` · 9/1/2016 · NORRIDGE, ILLINOIS
## 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:** K.N.M. Industries, Inc. dba Lexco Cable
- **Location:** 7320 W. Agatite, NORRIDGE, ILLINOIS, 60706
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's right thumb was amputated in a punch press when the machine was inadvertently activated.

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