# Amputations involving bone loss at RKI, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241211416` · 12/10/2024 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Stamping machinery, presses  except printing
- **Secondary source:** Machine guards
## Employer
- **Name:** RKI, Inc.
- **Location:** 2301 Central Parkway, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77092
- **NAICS:** 336211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 11, 2024, an employee's hands were crushed between the bottom die and the backstop of a brake press machine, resulting in amputation of the multiple fingers and hospitalization. The machine was not guarded at the time.

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