# Amputations at AMERICAN HOUSEWARES MFG. CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2020021509` · 2/14/2020 · BRONX, NEW YORK
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AMERICAN HOUSEWARES MFG. CORPORATION
- **Location:** 755 E. 134TH ST., BRONX, NEW YORK, 10454
- **NAICS:** 332215
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

After repairing a power press machine, an employee began to operate it. The clutch pin was not positioned properly and eventually slipped off, causing the press to come down twice in rapid succession and amputate the employee's left thumb and index finger.

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