# Amputations at Total Mechanical, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181010324` · 10/5/2018 · 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:** Total Mechanical, Inc.
- **Location:** 7100 West Calumet Road, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53223
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a shear to cut a piece of sheet metal. The employee's finger was pinched under the shear's hold-down; the tip was amputated.

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