# Amputations at Metal-Fab Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015063897` · 6/19/2015 · WICHITA, 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, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Metal-Fab Inc.
- **Location:** 3025 W May St, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67213
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's hand was in the danger zone of a Hydro machine when a coworker powered up the machine. Three of the employee's fingers were crushed, and one was surgically amputated. The machine guard was not in place at the time of the incident.

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