# Amputations at McCabe's Mechanical Services, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2020010910` · 1/28/2020 · GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE
## 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:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** McCabe's Mechanical Services, Inc
- **Location:** 16689 Seashore Highway, GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE, 19947
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to cut a small plate of stainless steel into smaller pieces to weld them. The plate was not inserted far enough, so he pushed the edge of the plate with his right index finger to reposition it. In doing so, his middle finger extended into/between the shear's point of operation as he stepped on the foot pedal actuator. The shear blade dropped down, cutting and causing a partial amputation of his right middle finger.

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