# Amputations at Canton Drop Forge, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023098227` · 9/7/2023 · CANTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Canton Drop Forge, Inc.
- **Location:** 4575 SOUTHWAY ST. SW, CANTON, OHIO, 44706
- **NAICS:** 332111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee used the emergency stop to turn off the trim press. Hydraulic pressure released out of the cylinder, allowing the press to come down onto the employee's hand and amputate two fingers.

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