# Amputations at Capps Manufacturing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019099984` · 9/24/2019 · WICHITA, KANSAS
## 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:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Capps Manufacturing, Inc.
- **Location:** 2121 S. Edwards St., WICHITA, KANSAS, 67213
- **NAICS:** 336413
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was grinding a piece of metal on a bench grinder. His right hand was caught in the grinder and the thumb was amputated near the first joint.

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