# Amputations at Ridg-U-Rac, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016076694` · 7/22/2016 · NORTH EAST, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Ridg-U-Rac, Inc.
- **Location:** 120 South Lake Street, NORTH EAST, PENNSYLVANIA, 16428
- **NAICS:** 337215
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 7/22/16, at 10:30 a.m., an employee was setting up a shear to shear parts and was adjusting the stops. During the setup, the shear cycled and his left middle finger was caught in the pinch point between the bench and the part hold-down, amputating his fingertip.

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