# Amputations at Imperial Pools, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021068458` · 6/23/2021 · LATHAM, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Imperial Pools, Inc.
- **Location:** 33 Wade Road, LATHAM, NEW YORK, 12110
- **NAICS:** 339920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a brake press to manufacture 18-inch stakes. His right hand was caught in the machine when it activated and the ram bar dropped on his fingers resulting in amputation of his fingers just above the knuckles.

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