# Amputations at SUPERIOR PRECISION SHEET METAL CORP.
> OSHA SIR `2017065984` · 6/29/2017 · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** SUPERIOR PRECISION SHEET METAL CORP.
- **Location:** 4715 N Chesnut St, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80907
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to dislodge a stuck part on a roll forming machine when his right hand was caught between two pieces of metal and the machine guide, amputating his little finger around the middle knuckle, damaging his ring finger, and cutting his middle finger (requiring stitches). The machine was guarded at the time.

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