# Amputations at Universal Tools & Manufacturing Co
> OSHA SIR `2022098274` · 9/19/2022 · SPRINGFIELD, NEW JERSEY
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Universal Tools & Manufacturing Co
- **Location:** 115 Victory Road, SPRINGFIELD, NEW JERSEY, 07081
- **NAICS:** 333514
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using the pressure plate of a press when the plate struck the employee's finger, resulting in an amputated finger.

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