# Amputations at Great Lakes Manufacturing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019022039` · 2/23/2019 · CORRY, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Great Lakes Manufacturing, Inc.
- **Location:** 1521 Enterprise Road, CORRY, PENNSYLVANIA, 16407
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a press brake. The parts were being held in place by a magnet near the point of operation to allow for a hands free process. The employee's right hand was caught in the point of operation as the press engaged causing a middle fingertip amputation.

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