# Amputations at RAF Electronic Hardware, Inc. Division of MW Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171211500` · 12/4/2017 · SEYMOUR, CONNECTICUT
## 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:** RAF Electronic Hardware, Inc. Division of MW Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 95 Silvermine Road, SEYMOUR, CONNECTICUT, 06483
- **NAICS:** 332722
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a hydraulic press when a part shifted inside the press's point of operation. The employee was attempting to reposition the part inside the point of operation when the press activated and amputated the employee's finger. The point of operation was unguarded and the press was running at the time of the incident.

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