# Amputations at Mapes Industries Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023021164` · 2/6/2023 · LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
## 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:** Mapes Industries Inc
- **Location:** 7748 North 56th Street, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 68514
- **NAICS:** 339999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a brake press. The machine cycled and crushed his right middle finger, amputating the tip. The machine was guarded at the time.

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