# Amputations at Egger Steel Company
> OSHA SIR `20171211674` · 12/8/2017 · SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Egger Steel Company
- **Location:** 909 South 7th Avenue, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57104
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a die on a press brake when the press brake was activated. The employee's finger was caught in the point of operation, partially amputating the fingertip.

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