# Amputations at APG - Sintered Metals
> OSHA SIR `2022076524` · 7/25/2022 · WILCOX, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** APG - Sintered Metals
- **Location:** 317 Buena Vista Highway, WILCOX, PENNSYLVANIA, 15870
- **NAICS:** 332117
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee (mechanic trainee) was repairing the shoe push rod housing on a press. His hand was caught in the flywheel and he suffered broken bones and amputations. All of the fingers except the index finger were reattached. The press was not locked out at the time.

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