# Amputations at HME, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019076771` · 7/5/2019 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
- **Source:** Angle irons
## Employer
- **Name:** HME, INC.
- **Location:** 2828 NW BUTTON RD., TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66618
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually moving material to finish fabrication. The angle rolled over the employee's finger, smashing it between the sawhorse and material. His fingertip was amputated.

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