# Amputations at Berger US, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023087541` · 8/17/2023 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## 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:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Berger US, Inc.
- **Location:** 3491 Mary Taylor Road, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35235
- **NAICS:** 332439
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was operating a double headed riveter in the rivet cell of the fiber department when the machine cycled, amputating their right index fingertip.

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