# Amputations at NetShape Technologies, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021021823` · 2/28/2021 · FALLS CREEK, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** NetShape Technologies, Inc.
- **Location:** 409 3rd Street, FALLS CREEK, PENNSYLVANIA, 15840
- **NAICS:** 332117
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing an inspection of a mechanical power press when he bent down to pick up a dropped tool. While standing up, the employee's hand came into contact with the machine's core rod, which moved and crushed his left index finger. The employee sustained an injury that required surgery and a subsequent partial amputation.

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