# Amputations at LOREN COOK
> OSHA SIR `2016043497` · 4/27/2016 · SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** LOREN COOK
- **Location:** 2702 N BARNES, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65803
- **NAICS:** 333412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While braking parts on a press brake, an employee's right index finger was caught between a part and the upper die. The fingertip was amputated at the nail.

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