# Amputations at Kapco Metal Stamping
> OSHA SIR `20181212831` · 12/14/2018 · GRAFTON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Kapco Metal Stamping
- **Location:** 1000 Badger Circle, GRAFTON, WISCONSIN, 53024
- **NAICS:** 332119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While operating a brake press, an employee's left middle finger was caught between the part and the side of the die resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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