# Amputations at REPUBLIC METALS REFINING CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2016099014` · 9/23/2016 · OPA LOCKA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** REPUBLIC METALS REFINING CORPORATION
- **Location:** 12900 NW 38TH AVENUE, OPA LOCKA, FLORIDA, 33054
- **NAICS:** 331492
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a coin press when it crushed and amputated her middle fingertip. The press guard was in place at the time.

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