# Amputations at Madix, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016076730` · 7/25/2016 · GOODWATER, ALABAMA
## 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:** Madix, Inc.
- **Location:** 20984 AL Hwy 9, GOODWATER, ALABAMA, 35072
- **NAICS:** 337215
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a brake press to form parts. The employee changed the die to flatten forms that were done incorrectly. When the brake press was actuated, the employee's right index finger was amputated to the first digit. The employee also experienced the avulsion of the right middle fingertip.

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