# Amputations at Ventamatic
> OSHA SIR `2020032558` · 3/18/2020 · MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS
## 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:** Ventamatic
- **Location:** 100 Washington Ave, MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS, 76067
- **NAICS:** 423730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a brake press machine and amputated their right middle, ring, and pinky fingertips.

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