# Amputations at FIRST STAFF EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
> OSHA SIR `2019032899` · 3/20/2019 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** FIRST STAFF EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
- **Location:** 4925 State Line Road, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72904
- **NAICS:** 561311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was operating a pipe cutting machine and had his hand on a pipe when the machine was activated via the foot pedal. The machine engaged and crushed his right index finger, resulting in an amputation of the entire digit.

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