# Amputations at Spirit Aerosystems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016087671` · 8/16/2016 · WICHITA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** Spirit Aerosystems, Inc.
- **Location:** 3801 S Oliver St, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67210
- **NAICS:** 336411
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a pedestal fan when his fingers went through a gap on the underside of the fan and contacted the running blades. His left middle finger was amputated and his index finger was cut.

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