# Amputations at PACEM -Defense
> OSHA SIR `2020098704` · 9/14/2020 · PERRY, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** PACEM -Defense
- **Location:** 4700 Providence Road, PERRY, FLORIDA, 32347
- **NAICS:** 332993
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 14, 2020, an employee was guiding powder flow into the capsules on a pellet press. The employee's right middle finger was pinched in the press, causing an amputation to the fingertip.

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