# Amputations at REMINGTON OUTDOOR CO
> OSHA SIR `2016031837` · 3/1/2016 · LEXINGTON, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** REMINGTON OUTDOOR CO
- **Location:** 1950 Roncelli Road, LEXINGTON, MISSOURI, 64067
- **NAICS:** 332994
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 1, 2016, an employee was using an air hose to clean off a piece of machinery when he was caught in the spindle cutter. The spindle caught his gloved hand and pulled his left hand and arm into the moving parts of the cutter. His arm was amputated from the elbow down.

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