# Amputations at STERIS CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2018021345` · 2/8/2018 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Medical machinery and equipment, except x-ray
## Employer
- **Name:** STERIS CORPORATION
- **Location:** 4401 Wornall Rd, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64111
- **NAICS:** 811219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 8, 2018, an employee was removing operating room lights from spindles and replacing them. As he reached up to grab one, the knuckle where the light bends snapped on his left index finger, resulting in a partial amputation below the second knuckle.

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