# Amputations at Zimmerman Metals, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016021804` · 2/23/2016 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Zimmerman Metals, Inc.
- **Location:** 201 E. 58th Ave, DENVER, COLORADO, 80216
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 2/23/16, an employee sustained an amputation of the ring and middle fingers on his right hand while operating a cutting shear.  The employee was holding a piece of metal in place while another employee operated the pedal for the shear.

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