# Amputations at Du-Co Ceramics Company
> OSHA SIR `2022109315` · 10/24/2022 · SAXONBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Du-Co Ceramics Company
- **Location:** 155 South Rebecca Street, SAXONBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 16056
- **NAICS:** 327110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a press when it caught his fingers. He suffered partial amputations to the index finger and middle finger.

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