# Amputations at NAZDAR
> OSHA SIR `2017054539` · 5/18/2017 · SHAWNEE, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** NAZDAR
- **Location:** 8501 HEDGE LANE TERRACE, SHAWNEE, KANSAS, 66227
- **NAICS:** 325910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's left thumb was pulled into a bench grinder and was partially amputated. The grinder was unguarded at the time.

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