# Amputations at East Penn Manufacturing
> OSHA SIR `2018054583` · 5/11/2018 · LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** East Penn Manufacturing
- **Location:** 102 Deka Road, LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA, 19536
- **NAICS:** 335912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee placed a cover in a welder and hit the two-hand control. The cover was not situated correctly. As the employee attempted to adjust it, the welder amputated the employee's right index fingertip.

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