# Amputations at Empire Comfort Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018066350` · 6/26/2018 · BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Empire Comfort Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 918 Freeburg Ave, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS, 62220
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a press brake to form a metal part. The employee's right middle finger was caught between the part and the mold; the fingertip was amputated.

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