# Amputations at Highway Steel Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019011037` · 1/29/2019 · CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Punch presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Highway Steel Inc.
- **Location:** 211 E. MAIN, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60411
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to unjam a punch press when it was activated via the foot pedal, causing the press to injure the employee's left hand. The employee suffered a left index finger amputation and crushed left ring finger. The press 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*