# Amputations at Specialty Foundry Product
> OSHA SIR `2015118913` · 11/24/2015 · BESSEMER, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Specialty Foundry Product
- **Location:** 2023 St. Louis Ave., BESSEMER, ALABAMA, 35020
- **NAICS:** 423850
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a gunning machine to shotcrete a cupola. He contacted the flywheel and amputated his right-hand middle fingertip.

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