# Amputations at Precision Engineering, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20171212323` · 12/18/2017 · UXBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Precision Engineering, Inc
- **Location:** 29 Industrial Park Dr, UXBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, 01569
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was machining parts on a press brake when the employee's right index finger was caught and crushed under the brake, resulting in an amputation.

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