# Amputations at GATES RUBBER COMPANY INC.
> OSHA SIR `20181111651` · 11/12/2018 · VERSAILLES, 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:** Bending, crimping machines
## Employer
- **Name:** GATES RUBBER COMPANY INC.
- **Location:** 1001 Petty Drive, VERSAILLES, MISSOURI, 65084
- **NAICS:** 332912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a bender machine and caught their right index finger between the part and the clamping device on the bender resulting in amputation of the finger.

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