# Amputations at IEC ELECTRONICS CORP.
> OSHA SIR `20171211759` · 12/11/2017 · ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
## 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:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** IEC ELECTRONICS CORP.
- **Location:** 1365 EMERSON STREET, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14606
- **NAICS:** 333518
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While using a press brake to form a sheet metal component, an employee attempted to reposition the plastic die cover. The press brake activated while the employee's left hand was in the point of operation, amputating three fingers.

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