# Amputations at MALLARD HANDLING SOLUTIONS, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018077104` · 7/14/2018 · STERLING, ILLINOIS
## 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, unspecified
- **Source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** MALLARD HANDLING SOLUTIONS, LLC
- **Location:** 101 MALLARD ROAD, STERLING, ILLINOIS, 61081
- **NAICS:** 333922
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a press brake when the machine was activated via the foot pedal. The employee's right thumb was then caught between the machine and a part, requiring surgical amputation.

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