# Amputations at Birmingham Fastener & Supply, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2023021213` · 2/7/2023 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Threading and tapping machines
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Birmingham Fastener & Supply, Incorporated
- **Location:** 931 Avenue W, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35214
- **NAICS:** 332722
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was operating a threading machine. When he unclamped a threaded bar, the machine began turning the bar and his right glove was caught resulting in amputation of the middle fingertip.

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