# Amputations at IMH FABRICATION INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018087874` · 8/1/2018 · PROPHETSTOWN, ILLINOIS
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** IMH FABRICATION INC.
- **Location:** 326 W. Fifth St., PROPHETSTOWN, ILLINOIS, 61277
- **NAICS:** 332116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was operating a power press used to stamp metal parts. The die actuated while his hand was in the point of operation; his fingers were crushed and the index and middle fingers on his right hand were amputated.

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