# Amputations at L & S INDUSTRIES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016065889` · 6/29/2016 · KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metalworking lathes
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** L & S INDUSTRIES, INC.
- **Location:** 4100 E. 39TH STREET, KEARNEY, NEBRASKA, 68647
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting up a part on a lathe. As the machine was spinning, the employee's gloved hand became caught between the spinning part and the tailstock, amputating the employee's left index fingertip.

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