# Amputations at East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019088157` · 8/8/2019 · LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Batteries other than automotive
- **Secondary source:** Batteries other than automotive
## Employer
- **Name:** East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 102 Deka Rd, LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA, 19536
- **NAICS:** 335912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a battery when his right ring finger was pinched and amputated between two large batteries weighing 2700 pounds.

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