# Amputations at Anchor Brake Shoe Company, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181010694` · 10/17/2018 · WEST CHICAGO, 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Anchor Brake Shoe Company, LLC
- **Location:** 1920 Downs Dr., WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60185
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a hot press in a semi-metallic area when the shoe became stuck between the insert and side of the box. He was attempting to release the shoe with a pry bar when his glove was pulled into the box, resulting in a left index finger amputation.

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