# Amputations at Vance Metal Products
> OSHA SIR `2016088064` · 8/26/2016 · BESSEMER, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
- **Secondary source:** Punch presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Vance Metal Products
- **Location:** 5751 Durose Drive, BESSEMER, ALABAMA, 35022
- **NAICS:** 333514
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's small finger was amputated when pinched between a part and the punch press machine frame while the employee was catching parts coming off the machine.

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