# Amputations at THYSSENKRUP MATERIALS
> OSHA SIR `2017065628` · 6/20/2017 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** THYSSENKRUP MATERIALS
- **Location:** 6100 Stilwell St, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64120
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing the scrap from a hydraulic shear after trimming a customer-requested metal sample. His left hand was in the area of the shear blade when the shear fired, amputating his left index and middle fingertips mid-nail.

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