# Amputations at Vulcan Industrial
> OSHA SIR `2019032444` · 3/6/2019 · BUCKS, ALABAMA
## 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:** Vulcan Industrial
- **Location:** Alabama Power, BUCKS, ALABAMA, 36512
- **NAICS:** 532490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were cutting and bending metal using a manual sheet metal brake. The brake closed on an employee's left hand, causing the amputation of the index fingertip.

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