# Amputations at AAM
> OSHA SIR `20181010940` · 10/23/2018 · RIDGWAY, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Forging machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** AAM
- **Location:** 1149 Rocky Road, RIDGWAY, PENNSYLVANIA, 15853
- **NAICS:** 332117
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had just completed a tooling change on a forge press and the machine was restarted. The employee then attempted to remove some dust or miscellaneous materials from the machine and his hand contacted moving parts. He suffered an amputation of the middle finger on his right hand to the first knuckle.

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