# Amputations at Eastern Sintered Alloys Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023053965` · 5/3/2023 · SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Eastern Sintered Alloys Inc.
- **Location:** 126 Access Road, SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15857
- **NAICS:** 332117
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a molding press at the end of their work shift when the  plunger  came down on their right ring fingertip, resulting in amputation. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

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