# Amputations at THE DURHAM COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `20181010196` · 10/3/2018 · HOUSTON, MISSOURI
## 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:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** THE DURHAM COMPANY
- **Location:** 1075 Opportunity Circle, HOUSTON, MISSOURI, 65483
- **NAICS:** 332111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a press brake to straighten out a piece of bent product. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb before the first knuckle, either from the press brake or the product being pressed.

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