# Amputations at Behlen Manufacturing Company
> OSHA SIR `20181112205` · 11/28/2018 · COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Structural metal materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Behlen Manufacturing Company
- **Location:** 4025 E 23rd, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, 68602
- **NAICS:** 332311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a brake press to bend a long narrow part that required multiple bends. During the last bend, the bottom of the part popped out and he attempted to grab the part to keep it from falling. His finger was pinched between the part and an exterior holding arm, resulting in an amputation of the end of his finger.

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