# Amputations at Weissman Theatrical Supplies
> OSHA SIR `2016021450` · 2/16/2016 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## 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:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Weissman Theatrical Supplies
- **Location:** 6750 Manchester Ave., SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63139
- **NAICS:** 423410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating an Ace strap cutting machine and the blade of the machine severed her left hand pointer finger at the knuckle.

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