# Amputations at Mayhew Basque Plastics, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019076893` · 7/9/2019 · WESTMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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:** Mayhew Basque Plastics, LLC
- **Location:** 100 Simplex Drive, WESTMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01473
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 9, 2019, an employee was using a pneumatic handle press when it came down on his right thumb and forefinger, amputating the tip of his thumb.

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