# Amputations at Mid-States Oilfield Machine, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016021344` · 2/12/2016 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## 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:** Milling machines
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Mid-States Oilfield Machine, LLC
- **Location:** 6501 Interpace St., OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73135
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee operating a vertical milling machine was brushing metal chips away while wearing gloves. The tip of the glove and the employee's left index finger became caught in the machine's drill bit, amputating the finger.

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