# Amputations at Beacon Roofing Supply
> OSHA SIR `2016054764` · 5/19/2016 · OMAHA, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Beacon Roofing Supply
- **Location:** 10000 J St., OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68134
- **NAICS:** 423330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee attempted to catch a bundle of shingles that was about to fall off the truck's conveyor. When he did this, he lost his balance placing his hand in a pinch point and amputating a portion of his right thumb.

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