# Amputations at HIGHLAND SPRINGS COUNTRY CLUB
> OSHA SIR `2018088733` · 8/23/2018 · SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Mowing machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** HIGHLAND SPRINGS COUNTRY CLUB
- **Location:** 5400 S. HIGHLAND SPRINGS BLVD, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65809
- **NAICS:** 713910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to wash off a mower when he noticed a clump of grass on the mower deck. As he reached down to clean it off, the spinning mower blade struck his left ring finger, amputating the top 1/2" portion of his finger.

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