# Amputations at American Keg Company
> OSHA SIR `20181010505` · 10/11/2018 · POTTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Bending, crimping machines
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** American Keg Company
- **Location:** 31 Robinson Street, POTTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19464
- **NAICS:** 332439
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a bending machine to roll a piece of stainless steel when the employee's glove was caught in the dual roller, crushing the employee's hand and causing an amputation. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.

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