# Amputations at EVERLAST FITNESS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2018099301` · 9/8/2018 · MOBERLY, 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:** EVERLAST FITNESS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
- **Location:** 1900 ROUTE DD, MOBERLY, MISSOURI, 65270
- **NAICS:** 423910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a shear machine when his left middle finger made contact with the hold-down, resulting in an amputation to the first knuckle. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.

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