# Amputations at Elkay Wood Products
> OSHA SIR `2018054951` · 5/21/2018 · AURORA, COLORADO
## 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:** Drills-stationary
## Employer
- **Name:** Elkay Wood Products
- **Location:** 23655 E 19th Ave, AURORA, COLORADO, 80019
- **NAICS:** 337110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a drill press machine. His left hand was under the press when it was activated via the foot pedal. The drill then came down and drilled through his left hand at the thumb and forefinger webbing area. He suffered an amputation of the left forefinger, fused first joint of the left thumb, and nerve damage to the left thumb.

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