# Amputations at CERRO FLOW PRODUCTS, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016032298` · 3/16/2016 · EAST SAINT LOUIS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** CERRO FLOW PRODUCTS, LLC
- **Location:** 3000 MISSISSIPPI AVENUE, EAST SAINT LOUIS, ILLINOIS, 62206
- **NAICS:** 331421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping to adjust equipment. She tripped as she was walking around the equipment. When she reached out to catch her fall, her right hand entered the point of operation. The equipment activated, pinching and amputating her right pinky finger between the stockholder tab and discharge table.

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