# Amputations at Tuff Turf Inc
> OSHA SIR `2019077343` · 7/18/2019 · NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
- **Source:** Lawn mowers-nonriding, powered
- **Secondary source:** Playground equipment
## Employer
- **Name:** Tuff Turf Inc
- **Location:** 2110 Northeast Parvin Road, NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64116
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a push mower. While pushing the mower under playground equipment, his finger got caught between the mower's handle and a bar on the playground equipment. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the left index finger.

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