# Amputations at TMS, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016021793` · 2/15/2016 · KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Punch presses
## Employer
- **Name:** TMS, Inc.
- **Location:** 705 Southwest Blvd., KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, 66103
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lining up a piece of steel under a punch press. The employee pulled the lever to activate the press and smashed the tip of the left index finger resulting in a partial amputation.

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