# Amputations at Aurora Metals Division L.L.C.
> OSHA SIR `20171110835` · 11/10/2017 · MONTGOMERY, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Drills-stationary
## Employer
- **Name:** Aurora Metals Division L.L.C.
- **Location:** 1995 GREENFIELD AVE., MONTGOMERY, ILLINOIS, 60538
- **NAICS:** 331525
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While operating a drill press, an employee suffered a thumb amputation when material became caught in the drill press.

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