# Amputations at Biofit Engineered Products Limited Partnership
> OSHA SIR `2018066242` · 6/23/2018 · BOWLING GREEN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Bending, crimping machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Biofit Engineered Products Limited Partnership
- **Location:** 15500 Biofit Way, BOWLING GREEN, OHIO, 43402
- **NAICS:** 337214
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 23, 2018, an employee was operating a tube bender machine while sitting on a chair. The machine actuated, and the employee's finger was caught between the clamp and the metal piece; the employee suffered an amputation to the tip of the right index finger.

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