# Amputations at Lorac Tool LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021109177` · 10/25/2021 · PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Lorac Tool LLC
- **Location:** 97 Johnson Street, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 02905
- **NAICS:** 339910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a 150-ton machine press with compressed air. The employee's right hand was inside the point of operation when the machine was activated and crushed his right hand. The employee suffered injuries to his right hand to include fractures, lacerations, and amputation of his index and middle fingers.

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