# Amputations at AMERICAN HOUSEWARES MFG. CORP.
> OSHA SIR `20181212430` · 12/4/2018 · BRONX, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** AMERICAN HOUSEWARES MFG. CORP.
- **Location:** 755 E. 134TH ST., BRONX, NEW YORK, 10454
- **NAICS:** 332215
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was turning on a power press while trying to install a crimp ring when the crimping die amputated parts of the employee's right index and middle fingers.

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