# Amputations at PPD USA Inc
> OSHA SIR `20231210975` · 12/1/2023 · MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** PPD USA Inc
- **Location:** 1810 Northeast 3rd Street, MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57042
- **NAICS:** 326112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 1, 2023, an employee was using a bearing press machine to insert bearings into plastic press-molded parts. The machine activated and caught the employee's left hand, amputating the tip of the index finger.

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