# Amputations at East Coast Metal Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020021910` · 2/27/2020 · TRIADELPHIA, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Bending, crimping machines
## Employer
- **Name:** East Coast Metal Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 625 Distribution Rd, TRIADELPHIA, WEST VIRGINIA, 26059
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bending gutter straps using a motorized folding machine. The machine clamed on his right middle and ring fingers, crushing them and amputating the fingertips.

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