# Amputations at FIMCO Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022021063` · 2/4/2022 · NORTH SIOUX CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **2 amputations**
- **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:** FIMCO Inc.
- **Location:** 1000 Fimco Lane, NORTH SIOUX CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57049
- **NAICS:** 333111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee 1 was operating a brake press when three fingers on his left hand were pinched between the part he was bending and the gooseneck punch of the brake press.

Employee 2 was operating a tube bender when his finger became caught between the mandrel and the die. The tip of his little finger was medically amputated.

Note to user: This record contains two separate events that were reported simultaneously to OSHA by the employer.  These events are captured as one report.

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