# Amputations at FLSmidth Sioux City
> OSHA SIR `2018076826` · 7/8/2018 · TWIN FALLS, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Kilns
## Employer
- **Name:** FLSmidth Sioux City
- **Location:** 2320 ORCHARD DRIVE EAST, TWIN FALLS, IDAHO, 83301
- **NAICS:** 311313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was rolling a kiln as part of scheduled maintenance when the kiln stopped rolling. As the employee checked on the kiln, the employee's left middle finger got too close to a belt or blade, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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