# Amputations at Madix, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021086503` · 8/3/2021 · GOODWATER, ALABAMA
## 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:** Madix, Inc.
- **Location:** 20984 AL Hwy 9, GOODWATER, ALABAMA, 35072
- **NAICS:** 337215
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a brake press. The press activated and amputated the employee's right ring fingertip at the first joint.

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