# Amputations at Cornell Communications, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018077750` · 7/30/2018 · MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Cornell Communications, Inc.
- **Location:** 7915 N. 81st St., MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53233
- **NAICS:** 517911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a shearer, which cut off the tip of his finger at the first joint.

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