# Amputations at Superior Boiler
> OSHA SIR `2021108864` · 10/14/2021 · HUTCHINSON, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Superior Boiler
- **Location:** 714 Corey Rd, HUTCHINSON, KANSAS, 67501
- **NAICS:** 333414
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was placing material on a brake press. The brake was activated and partially amputated the employee's finger.

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