# Amputations at McElroys Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20201110947` · 11/18/2020 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** McElroys Inc.
- **Location:** 3310 SW Blvd., TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66611
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hydraulic shear to cut sheet metal. The machine activated, and the blade amputated the tip of the employee's left middle finger between the nail bed and the joint.

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