# Amputations at ASSOCIATED MACHINIST, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016010474` · 1/18/2016 · MONETT, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Sanders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** ASSOCIATED MACHINIST, INC.
- **Location:** 8 Industrial Drive, MONETT, MISSOURI, 65708
- **NAICS:** 332116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee sustained a partial amputation of his left thumb while sanding a part using a hand held disc sander.  The part grabbed and pulled his thumb into the disc causing the amputation.

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