# Amputations at GST Mfg. Ltd
> OSHA SIR `2018032782` · 3/21/2018 · HALTOM CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Sheet metal
## Employer
- **Name:** GST Mfg. Ltd
- **Location:** 4201 Janada Street, HALTOM CITY, TEXAS, 76117
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to straighten out a bad part with a flattening die when the part slipped off the flattening die and severed his left index finger against the front face of the die.

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