Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on March 2, 2020, an employee working as a machine operator for a fabricated structural metal manufacturer was observing two coworkers. The coworkers were measuring punched holes as part of a quality assurance inspection. As he as observing, the employee inadvertently placed his hand too close to the ram of a mechanical power press. The machine unexpectantly cycled and made a full revolution catching the employee's hand between the die and the ram. The employee amputated his ring finger to the first knuckle and fractured his index, middle, ring, and pinky fingers, requiring hospitalization and surgery.