# Amputations at Steelcase Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016109714` · 10/14/2016 · ATHENS, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Steelcase Inc.
- **Location:** 214 S Jefferson St SE, ATHENS, ALABAMA, 35611
- **NAICS:** 423210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating the hydraulic press brake. The pull back safety device malfunctioned and the employee's right thumb was caught in the machinery resulting in a thumb tip amputation.

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