# Amputations at WLS Stamping Company
> OSHA SIR `2016098861` · 9/19/2016 · CLEVELAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Punch presses
## Employer
- **Name:** WLS Stamping Company
- **Location:** 3292 East 80th Street, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44104
- **NAICS:** 332119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was running a punch press when the punch press tripped, amputating his left-hand at the wrist.

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