# Amputations at BLUESCOPE BUILDINGS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017043716` · 4/25/2017 · RAINSVILLE, 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:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** BLUESCOPE BUILDINGS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- **Location:** 1274 CHURCH AVENUE, RAINSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35986
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a press when their right thumb became caught in the machine, resulting in amputation of the right thumb.

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