# Amputations at Rheem Manufacturing Company
> OSHA SIR `2021064512` · 6/3/2021 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
## 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:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Rheem Manufacturing Company
- **Location:** 5600 Old Glenwood Rd, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72917
- **NAICS:** 333415
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a large manufacturing press when their left ring finger became caught in the press, resulting in a partial amputation just above the first knuckle.

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