# Amputations at NICHOLS TILLAGE TOOLS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018021633` · 2/16/2018 · STERLING, COLORADO
## 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:** NICHOLS TILLAGE TOOLS, INC.
- **Location:** 312 HEREFORD AVENUE, STERLING, COLORADO, 80751
- **NAICS:** 333111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

During a forging operation, an employee had their left index finger amputated while using a punch press.

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