# Amputations at Curt Manufacturing, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2020055009` · 5/30/2020 · EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN
## 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:** Curt Manufacturing, LLC.
- **Location:** 6208 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN, 54701
- **NAICS:** 336999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 30, 2020, an employee was bending parts on a press brake. The employee's left index finger was caught between a part and the bottom of the die. The finger was pinched, leading to the amputation of the fingertip.

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