# Amputations at Superior Metal Products
> OSHA SIR `2022087356` · 8/18/2022 · SUGAR GROVE, ILLINOIS
## 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 Metal Products
- **Location:** 1993 Bucktail Lane, SUGAR GROVE, ILLINOIS, 60554
- **NAICS:** 332119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's middle finger was caught in a brake press. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the finger.

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