# Amputations at KMIN USA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016099270` · 9/30/2016 · VALLEY, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Punch presses
## Employer
- **Name:** KMIN USA, Inc.
- **Location:** KMIN USA, Inc., VALLEY, ALABAMA, 36854
- **NAICS:** 336399
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading/unloading a punch press machine when she suffered a left thumb amputation. The safety guard was in place at the time.

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