# Amputations at Morris Coupling Company
> OSHA SIR `2019076769` · 7/5/2019 · ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Morris Coupling Company
- **Location:** 2240 W. 15th Street, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16505
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a press using a foot pedal. As he was changing the die, the machine cycled and the press came down on his left hand. The tips of his ring and middle fingers were amputated.

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