# Amputations at Maxion Wheels LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020077230` · 7/2/2020 · SEDALIA, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Wheels, tire rims
## Employer
- **Name:** Maxion Wheels LLC
- **Location:** 3610 West Main Street, SEDALIA, MISSOURI, 65301
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was handling a wheel at the inspection station. While turning the wheel over onto the table, the flange of the wheel landed on the employee's left index finger causing an avulsion to the distal phalanx that resulted in a surgical amputation.

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