# Amputations at Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Company
> OSHA SIR `2017087841` · 8/15/2017 · AGAT, GUAM
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Bending, crimping machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Company
- **Location:** Waste Water Treatment Plant Agat, AGAT, GUAM, 96928
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a rebar bending machine when his right pinky finger was caught and amputated in between the machine's stopper plate and the return lever.

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