# Amputations at Schneider Electric
> OSHA SIR `20191011314` · 10/29/2019 · OXFORD, OHIO
## 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:** Schneider Electric
- **Location:** 5735 College Corner Pike, OXFORD, OHIO, 45056
- **NAICS:** 335121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a press brake. To get the angle correct on a piece of sheet metal, a second piece had been added. When the machine was activated, the employee's right index finger was caught between the two pieces amputating the fingertip.

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