# Amputations at MIDWEST BRASS FORGING CO.
> OSHA SIR `2018088199` · 8/10/2018 · FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Punch presses
## Employer
- **Name:** MIDWEST BRASS FORGING CO.
- **Location:** 10015 Franklin Avenue, FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS, 60131
- **NAICS:** 332112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee sustained an amputation to the right index finger while operating a 45-ton punch press.

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