# Amputations at E.C. Harms Metal Fabricators, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022076010` · 7/11/2022 · PRINCEVILLE, ILLINOIS
## 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:** E.C. Harms Metal Fabricators, Inc.
- **Location:** 1017 N Santa Fe Ave, PRINCEVILLE, ILLINOIS, 61559
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 3:45 p.m. on July 11, 2022, an employee's fingertip was caught between the material and the die in a brake press. The fingertip was amputated.

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