# Amputations at Pittsburg Steel, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019021431` · 2/7/2019 · PITTSBURG, TEXAS
## 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:** Pittsburg Steel, LLC
- **Location:** 3489 FM 557, PITTSBURG, TEXAS, 75686
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was forming parts on a press brake. While he was pulling out a part, the machine activated and smashed his left ring and middle fingertips, causing amputation injuries.

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