# Amputations at M-D Building Products-Loxcreen Co dba M-D Plastics
> OSHA SIR `2023054661` · 5/25/2023 · BROOKLET, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Punch presses
## Employer
- **Name:** M-D Building Products-Loxcreen Co dba M-D Plastics
- **Location:** 3715 Brooklet Leefield Road, BROOKLET, GEORGIA, 30415
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was placing material in a punch press when the machine activated, resulting in amputation of the employee's left index finger at the first joint.

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