# Amputations at KCS International Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017054217` · 5/9/2017 · OCONTO, WISCONSIN
## 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:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** KCS International Inc.
- **Location:** 205 Charles St., OCONTO, WISCONSIN, 54153
- **NAICS:** 336612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting metal pieces in a shear that is operated with a foot control. While he was leaning forward to adjust a piece with his hand, his foot pushed down on the foot control and activated the shear, which then amputated his right middle fingertip.

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