# Amputations at National Wire & Metal Technologies, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016032518` · 3/24/2016 · JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK
## 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:** National Wire & Metal Technologies, Inc.
- **Location:** 22 Carolina Street, JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK, 14701
- **NAICS:** 332116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 3/24/16, at around 2:00 PM, an employee amputated an index fingertip while operating a punch press with pull-back devices.

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