# Amputations at K. F. Dwyer Enterprises
> OSHA SIR `2019055145` · 5/21/2019 · NEOSHO, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** K. F. Dwyer Enterprises
- **Location:** 850 Francis Drive, NEOSHO, MISSOURI, 64850
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working to unjam a press brake when the paddle was hit, turning the machine on. The press brake then partially amputated the employee's left thumb.

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