# Amputations at Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019033191` · 3/27/2019 · MADISON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc.
- **Location:** 2334 Pennsylvania Avenue, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53704
- **NAICS:** 331524
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 27, 2019, a maintenance employee was attempting to free a jammed chain inside of a hoist when the chain moved, causing an amputation to the employee's left index fingertip.

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