# Amputations at Pittsburg Glassworks
> OSHA SIR `2017087318` · 8/1/2017 · CRESTLINE, 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:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Pittsburg Glassworks
- **Location:** 5066 Lincoln Highway, CRESTLINE, OHIO, 44827
- **NAICS:** 336390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 1, 2017, an employee was operating the manual arbor press. While adjusting a part, the ram of the press came down resulting in amputation of the right index finger between the first and second knuckles.

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