# Amputations at Mumford Metal Casting LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019066175` · 6/19/2019 · NORTHLAKE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Mumford Metal Casting LLC
- **Location:** 13 E Lake St, NORTHLAKE, ILLINOIS, 60164
- **NAICS:** 331521
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping correct a malfunction in a trim press, adjusting the limit switch. The machine activated, cycled, and came down on the employee's right little finger, causing an amputation.

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