# Amputations at THE DOE RUN COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2018043947` · 4/24/2018 · VIBURNUM, 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** THE DOE RUN COMPANY
- **Location:** #1 Casteel Drive, VIBURNUM, MISSOURI, 65566
- **NAICS:** 331492
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a cable stripper and opened the cabinet that houses the stripper wheel when his glove was caught in the wheel, pulling in his left hand. His left ring finger was amputated and his left middle finger was severely injured.

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