# Amputations at Kawneer Company Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015129251` · 12/7/2015 · SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Drills-stationary
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Kawneer Company Inc.
- **Location:** 600 Kawneer Drive, SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, 72764
- **NAICS:** 331316
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a Milwaukee drill press when his glove was caught in the drill bit resulting in the amputation of the right index finger. The drill bit was not guarded at the time of the incident.

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