# Amputations at MTFC INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017087456` · 8/4/2017 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** MTFC INC.
- **Location:** St. Louis Arch Visitor Center, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63102
- **NAICS:** 238340
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating an electric paddle mixer when the employee's finger's became caught in the moving parts. The right pinky fingertip was amputated, while the ring and middle fingers were smashed.

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