# Amputations at CANAM STEEL CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2017087953` · 8/18/2017 · WASHINGTON, MISSOURI
## 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:** CANAM STEEL CORPORATION
- **Location:** 2000 W. Main Street, WASHINGTON, MISSOURI, 63090
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a 1-inch round stock on a shear. His right index finger was near the edge of the round hole on the guard when the shear was activated. The material kicked back, causing the employee's right index finger to become pinched and amputated between the guard and the 1-inch round stock.

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