# Amputations at KCP METAL FABRICATIONS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20181011076` · 10/26/2018 · CHICAGO, 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:** KCP METAL FABRICATIONS, INC.
- **Location:** 5475 N. NORTHWEST HIGHWAY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60630
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a press brake, which cycled while the employee's hand was in the point of operation. The ram caused the amputation of the tips of the employee's ring and middle fingers.

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