# Amputations at BrassCraft Manufacturing Company
> OSHA SIR `2016064905` · 6/3/2016 · LANCASTER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Product assembly machinery, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
## Employer
- **Name:** BrassCraft Manufacturing Company
- **Location:** 555 Lancaster Hutchins Road, LANCASTER, TEXAS, 75146
- **NAICS:** 332913
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a manual assembly cell and placed a connector into the machine. The placement of the part was incorrect, so she attempted to reposition the connector. At the same time, a ferrule nut fell onto the finger activation switch, causing the machine to operate and partially amputate the employee's right index finger.

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