# Amputations at Mahzel Metals, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021064498` · 6/2/2021 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Banding, baling, strapping machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Mahzel Metals, Inc.
- **Location:** 325 N. Elizabeth St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60607
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 2, 2021, at approximately 10:45 AM, a mechanic was standing next to a hydraulic baler press when it cycled. The platen came down on the mechanic's foot resulting in amputation of several toes. The employee was hospitalized.

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