# Amputations at BRON TAPES INC.
> OSHA SIR `20181111911` · 11/19/2018 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Slitters, winders-paper production
- **Secondary source:** Sheets, towels, linens, bedding
## Employer
- **Name:** BRON TAPES INC.
- **Location:** 875 W Ellsworth Ave,, DENVER, COLORADO, 80223
- **NAICS:** 423840
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a saw to cut logs of tape on a floating machine. The employee was holding a towel that was then pulled into the saw blade, resulting in a middle fingertip amputation. The machine was not guarded at the time.

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