# Amputations at Metal Panels Inc
> OSHA SIR `2018076831` · 7/9/2018 · KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Metal Panels Inc
- **Location:** 8241 Ruby Ave, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, 66111
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was shearing a piece of metal and amputated a fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time.

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