# Amputations at TRUE MANUFACTURING
> OSHA SIR `2016032696` · 3/30/2016 · O FALLON, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(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.
## Employer
- **Name:** TRUE MANUFACTURING
- **Location:** 2001 E. Terra Lane, O FALLON, MISSOURI, 63366
- **NAICS:** 423740
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were performing maintenance on the Schlatter machine (high speed machine that produces wire shelving). One of the employees suffered the amputation of the left index fingertip.

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