# Amputations at Taprite-Fassco Mfg. Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018054550` · 5/11/2018 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Taprite-Fassco Mfg. Inc.
- **Location:** 3248 Northwestern Drive, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78238
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a press when the employee's hand touched the two-hand trip. The press then cycled while the employee's hand was in the point of operation, amputating a finger.

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