# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Vehtek Systems Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024010248` · 1/10/2024 · BOWLING GREEN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Stamping machinery, presses  except printing
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Vehtek Systems Inc.
- **Location:** 2125 Wood-Bridge Blvd., BOWLING GREEN, OHIO, 43402
- **NAICS:** 336370
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 10, 2024, at approximately 6:00 p.m., an employee was attempting to remove a part that was stuck to the conveyor of an 800-ton press. The employee's right index finger was pinched between the part and the conveyor guide, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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