# Amputations at Berco of America, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191111420` · 11/1/2019 · WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Berco of America, Inc.
- **Location:** W229 N1420 Westwood Dr., WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN, 53186
- **NAICS:** 333120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a press machine. The employee was attempting to pull a pin out of the master bushing while the chain was moving forward when the employee's left hand was caught between the left/front pusher head and the pin being pushed out. As a result, the employee sustained an amputation to the left pinky finger.

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