# Amputations at Express Employment Professionals
> OSHA SIR `2015096796` · 9/16/2015 · PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS
## 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:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Express Employment Professionals
- **Location:** 603 N 3rd Ave, PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS, 72450
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was operating a shear to fabricate a part for a crane.  The employee placed an aluminum sheet into the machine opening and accidently hit the foot control which activated the press.  The employee's left middle finger was amputated above the first knuckle.  The employee was treated at a local hospital and released the same day.

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