# Amputations at VALCO, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2015085395` · 8/3/2015 · COLDWATER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** VALCO, INC.
- **Location:** 417 N. 4th St., COLDWATER, OHIO, 45828
- **NAICS:** 333111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about August 3, 2015, an employee suffered a fingertip (left ring) amputation after entering the point of operation of the hydraulic brake press during production.

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