# Amputations at PEERLESS PRODUCTS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018010298` · 1/10/2018 · FORT SCOTT, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Vacuum cleaners
## Employer
- **Name:** PEERLESS PRODUCTS, INC.
- **Location:** 2403 S. MAIN, FORT SCOTT, KANSAS, 66701
- **NAICS:** 332321
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning his work area with a blower when he experienced problems with the vacuum system. As he attempted to fix it, the hose fell off. While he was trying to replace the hose, his left hand contacted the fan blade, amputating three fingers and partially amputating one finger.

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