# Amputations at Amsted Rail Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017043150` · 4/7/2017 · KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Amsted Rail Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 7111 Griffin Rd., KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, 66111
- **NAICS:** 336510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a pouring station when the cylinder activated and his right fingertip was caught between the plunger and the stop plate. The flesh on his right index fingertip was amputated (no bone loss). The pouring station was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

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