# Amputations at DOING STEEL CO.
> OSHA SIR `2016021757` · 2/27/2016 · SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** DOING STEEL CO.
- **Location:** 2125 N. Golden, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65803
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a plasma cutter to cut parts from a sheet of steel. When he attempted to adjust a part, his right index fingertip was amputated between the machine and the steel plate.

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