# Amputations at MTD Products, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20201110389` · 11/2/2020 · VERONA, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** MTD Products, Inc.
- **Location:** 5484 Hwy 145 S, VERONA, MISSISSIPPI, 38879
- **NAICS:** 333112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was placing carbon steel parts into a fixture so a robot could weld them. The clamp on the fixture actuated and caught the tip of the employee's left little finger. The fingertip was amputated.

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