# Amputations at GOLDMAN TITANIUM CO. DIV. GCF, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016087872` · 8/22/2016 · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
## 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:** GOLDMAN TITANIUM CO. DIV. GCF, INC.
- **Location:** 105 DOROTHY STREET, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14206
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was shearing a U-shaped piece of metal when the metal folded over and pinched his right index fingertip, amputating it.

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