# Amputations at ALAN F. WASHBURN
> OSHA SIR `2016020955` · 2/1/2016 · LAMAR, MISSOURI
## 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:** Drills-stationary
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** ALAN F. WASHBURN
- **Location:** 172 NE 1st Lane, LAMAR, MISSOURI, 64759
- **NAICS:** 423390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's gloved left hand became entangled in a rotating metal drill bit/chuck while he was trying to sweep off metal shavings from around the drill bit. His left ring finger was surgically amputated.

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