# Amputations at BMC Truss
> OSHA SIR `2021086583` · 8/5/2021 · MISSOULA, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** BMC Truss
- **Location:** 7239 Expressway, MISSOULA, MONTANA, 59808
- **NAICS:** 321214
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a run check of a machine when a finger on their right hand got caught between the belt chain and sprocket, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

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