# Amputations at CONTINENTAL CASTINGS
> OSHA SIR `2015097111` · 9/25/2015 · MONROE CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** CONTINENTAL CASTINGS
- **Location:** 801 Second Street, MONROE CITY, MISSOURI, 63456
- **NAICS:** 331523
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating the deburring machine. While removing a part, the plunger cycled forward and smashed his index finger, which was caught in the part window. The employee's left index finger was amputated, requiring hospitalization.

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