# Amputations at Tecnocap, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20191112111` · 11/21/2019 · GLEN DALE, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Tecnocap, LLC
- **Location:** 1701 Wheeling Ave., GLEN DALE, WEST VIRGINIA, 26038
- **NAICS:** 332116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a shear to cut thin pieces of metal. The shear activated while his right hand was at the cutting area and the tip of his right middle finger was amputated. The shear was unguarded at the time.

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