# Amputations at Armstrong World Industries, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2019043425` · 4/2/2019 · MARIETTA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Armstrong World Industries, Incorporated
- **Location:** 1507 River Road, MARIETTA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17547
- **NAICS:** 327420
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a tool to clear a jam in a mechanical power press. When the jam cleared, the stop gate activated, catching the employee's right hand and resulting in the amputation of the right ring and middle fingertips.

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