# Amputations at Ariens Company
> OSHA SIR `2019077168` · 7/15/2019 · BRILLION, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ariens Company
- **Location:** 1055 Ryan Street, BRILLION, WISCONSIN, 54110
- **NAICS:** 333112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a full revolution mechanical power press when the dies closed while the employee's hands were in the die area. The employee sustained a partial right hand amputation.

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