# Amputations at Tramco Inc
> OSHA SIR `2021020874` · 2/1/2021 · WICHITA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
- **Secondary source:** Painting, priming, metal coating machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Tramco Inc
- **Location:** 1020 E 19th St N, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67214
- **NAICS:** 333922
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading the paint line. Metal panel 1 was on a cart. Metal panel 2 was being lowered to release the hooks between the panels. The hooks twisted, became locked, and did not release, pushing panel 2 up and off the paint line hook. Panel 2 fell approximately 5 inches, amputating the employee's right-hand pinky fingertip.

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