# Amputations at Qualitrol Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20181212570` · 12/7/2018 · FAIRPORT, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Qualitrol Corporation
- **Location:** 1385 Fairport Road, FAIRPORT, NEW YORK, 14450
- **NAICS:** 334419
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a hydraulic press and amputated his left thumb above the knuckle.

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