# Amputations at JOPLIN FIRE PROTECTION COMPANY INC
> OSHA SIR `2018021626` · 2/16/2018 · MILAN, 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:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** JOPLIN FIRE PROTECTION COMPANY INC
- **Location:** 22123 Highway 5, MILAN, MISSOURI, 63556
- **NAICS:** 423990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a pocket knife to poke a hole in a jug. The safety latch on the knife was not secured causing the knife to close and lacerate the employee's left index and middle fingers resulting in amputation of the distal portion of the index finger.

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