# Amputations at Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Company of Pennsylvania, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023076109` · 7/10/2023 · LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Company of Pennsylvania, Inc.
- **Location:** 207 Pitney Road, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17601
- **NAICS:** 312210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a wooden board with an opening under a press. As the press lowered, the employee's right middle fingertip was caught between it and the board. His fingertip was amputated and his index and ring fingers were lacerated.

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