# Amputations at BLAST IT CLEAN
> OSHA SIR `2017087581` · 8/9/2017 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** BLAST IT CLEAN
- **Location:** 7800 E 12TH SUITE 7, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64126
- **NAICS:** 33281
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling a blast pot with the assistance of another employee when he tripped and dropped the pot on his hand. His thumb and index finger were caught and partially amputated under the pot handle.

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