# Amputations at Great Plains Manufacturing
> OSHA SIR `2020054150` · 5/4/2020 · ELLSWORTH, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Great Plains Manufacturing
- **Location:** 910 East 8th Street, ELLSWORTH, KANSAS, 67439
- **NAICS:** 333111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a horizontal saw to cut tubes. The saw cut about 1/8 inch off the tip off his left middle finger.

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