# Amputations at Helms Performance Group, Inc. dba Christy Metals/Chris Industries/Chris Plating
> OSHA SIR `2016088046` · 8/26/2016 · NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Helms Performance Group, Inc. dba Christy Metals/Chris Industries/Chris Plating
- **Location:** 2810 Old Willow Rd., NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS, 60062
- **NAICS:** 332311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 8/26/16 an employee was operating a brake press and lost part of his left middle finger.

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