# Amputations at Cooper Power Systems
> OSHA SIR `20201211709` · 12/15/2020 · WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Cooper Power Systems
- **Location:** 2300 Badger Drive, WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN, 53188
- **NAICS:** 335311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting insulation paper. The shear activated and amputated the employee's left middle fingertip.

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