# Amputations at CraftCorps Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016065526` · 6/21/2016 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** CraftCorps Inc.
- **Location:** 3501 Ed Bluestein Blvd, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78721
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was aligning sheet metal in a shearing machine when the employee's hand slipped and the piece that holds the part came down on the employee's right ring finger, amputating the fingertip. The shear has a foot control that was activated when the employee's hand slipped.

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