# Amputations at Serratelli Hat Company
> OSHA SIR `2017076696` · 7/19/2017 · NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
## 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:** Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Serratelli Hat Company
- **Location:** 418 Central Ave., NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 07107
- **NAICS:** 314999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a plug press machine when his left thumb was caught in the machine, severing it to the knuckle.

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