# Amputations at Tecumseh Products
> OSHA SIR `20181010180` · 10/2/2018 · VERONA, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Tecumseh Products
- **Location:** 5424 Hwy. 145 South, VERONA, MISSISSIPPI, 38879
- **NAICS:** 336312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a pin press when it cycled, causing the amputation of the employee's right index fingertip. The press was not locked out at the time.

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