# Amputations at Orchid Orthopedic Solutions, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181212384` · 12/3/2018 · ARAB, ALABAMA
## 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:** Orchid Orthopedic Solutions, LLC
- **Location:** 331 City Park Drive SE, ARAB, ALABAMA, 35016
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to bend a 90-degree angle on a part at a press brake when his right index finger was caught between the machine and the part, resulting in an amputation from the nailbed to the fingertip.

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