# Amputations at Abilene Machine Inc
> OSHA SIR `20161110933` · 11/21/2016 · SOLOMON, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Striking and nailing handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Abilene Machine Inc
- **Location:** 2150 Daisy Rd, SOLOMON, KANSAS, 67480
- **NAICS:** 423820
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a sliding hammer to remove injectors from a farm implement when the employee's left thumb was crushed between the handle and the top of the tool, amputating the tip.

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