# Amputations at IMKO ENTERPRISES INC
> OSHA SIR `2017109809` · 10/12/2017 · SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** IMKO ENTERPRISES INC
- **Location:** VAN AM CUSTOM MANUFACTURING, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI, 64507
- **NAICS:** 561311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was positioning a piece on a mechanical power press when the press was activated via the foot control. The part then shifted and the employee's fingers were caught in the press, amputating the middle fingertip.

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