# Amputations at Cornell Cookson, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2016087458` · 8/10/2016 · MOUNTAIN TOP, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Cornell Cookson, Incorporated
- **Location:** 24 Elmwood Road, MOUNTAIN TOP, PENNSYLVANIA, 18707
- **NAICS:** 332321
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

When the employee placed a piece of metal into the shear, the weight difference between the heavy end and lighter end caused the piece of metal to be raised above the shear table. The shear cycle then activated via the foot pedal, and the hold-downs and guard lowered and forced the piece of metal down toward the shear table. The employee's right index fingertip was pinched and amputated between the metal and the shear table.

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