# Amputations at Laser Precision LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020054361` · 5/11/2020 · LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Laser Precision LLC
- **Location:** 2400 Commerce Dr., LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS, 60048
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a foot-actuated stamping press when she lost her balance and leaned forward. Her hand then entered the point of operation while the actuating pedal was being pressed. The press crushed her left pinky finger, resulting in an amputation at or just above the distal joint.

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