# Amputations at KAUFFMAN ENGINEERING, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016043171` · 4/15/2016 · LAWRENCEVILLE, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** KAUFFMAN ENGINEERING, INC.
- **Location:** R.R. 4, BOX 200, LAWRENCEVILLE, ILLINOIS, 62439
- **NAICS:** 334419
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was splicing two wires using the terminal press when her left index finger entered the point of operation and was amputated.

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