# Amputations at MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `20221211247` · 12/29/2022 · JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
- **Location:** 1502 SOUTH COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI, 65109
- **NAICS:** 333415
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee loaded a steel part onto a brake press to be formed. During the second bend of the material, a pinch point was created between the material and the tooling of the machine. The pinch point contacted the employee's index and middle fingertips, resulting in amputations below the nail and above the knuckle.

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