# Amputations at Pre-Wel Manufactuing Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2020076558` · 7/13/2020 · OMAHA, NEBRASKA
## 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:** Pre-Wel Manufactuing Corporation
- **Location:** 10634 Bondesson Circle, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68122
- **NAICS:** 333318
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding a piece of stainless steel into a shear press when their fingertip was pinched between the metal part and the base of the press. The fingertip was amputated.

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