# Amputations at Belshe Trailers
> OSHA SIR `2015053058` · 5/20/2015 · TECUMSEH, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Punch presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Belshe Trailers
- **Location:** 40852 Bob Crouch Drive, TECUMSEH, OKLAHOMA, 74873
- **NAICS:** 336212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a foot-actuated punch press when a piece of metal got stuck. While attempting to remove the metal, the hole punch actuated and amputated the employee's left index fingertip and thumb tip.

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