# Amputations at Hydro Extrusion USA LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022086853` · 8/4/2022 · CRESSONA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Hydro Extrusion USA LLC
- **Location:** 53 Pottsville Street, CRESSONA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17929
- **NAICS:** 331313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was broaching a keyway in a bore sprocket with a manually operated powered cylinder hydraulic press. On pressing the broach through the initial phase of cutting, he used an extension rod to finish broaching and clear the broach from the part. While setting up the extension rod, he placed his left index finger on top of the extension rod. The press extended and crushed his finger, resulting in an amputation.

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