# Amputations at R.H. MARCON, INCORPORATED
> OSHA SIR `2021054164` · 5/21/2021 · STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** R.H. MARCON, INCORPORATED
- **Location:** 2500 CLYDE AVENUE, P.O. BOX 1248, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16804
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bringing a brake down on a piece of metal. The clamping mechanism caught his right thumb, causing the amputation of the thumb tip.

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