# Amputations at H. E. Williams Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2020042959` · 4/1/2020 · CARTHAGE, MISSOURI
## 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:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** H. E. Williams Incorporated
- **Location:** 831 West Fairview Avenue, CARTHAGE, MISSOURI, 64836
- **NAICS:** 335121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a press brake when it cycled, causing an amputation to his right index finger.

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