# Amputations at Americana Building Products
> OSHA SIR `2021021201` · 2/9/2021 · SALEM, 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Punch presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Americana Building Products
- **Location:** 2 Industrial Dr, SALEM, ILLINOIS, 62881
- **NAICS:** 442299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a punch press when a piece of material became stuck in the machine. When the employee attempted to remove the material, the foot pedal was pressed and the machine amputated the employee's left index finger at the first knuckle.

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