# Amputations at BYK USA
> OSHA SIR `2020021585` · 2/18/2020 · EARTH CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Drills-stationary
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** BYK USA
- **Location:** 4285 Rider Trail North, EARTH CITY, MISSOURI, 63045
- **NAICS:** 325991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a drill press when it grabbed his left glove. He suffered an amputation to the left little finger and a broken ring finger.

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