# Amputations at Spider Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021053877` · 5/11/2021 · MACHESNEY PARK, 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:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Spider Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 10253 North 2nd Street, MACHESNEY PARK, ILLINOIS, 61115
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 11, 2021, an employee was operating a pedal-operated brake press, and was feeding sheet metal into the press. Both of their hands were caught in the press, resulting in amputation of the right index finger and possibly crushed knuckles on both hands.

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