# Amputations at Jasper Engine - Transmission Exchange
> OSHA SIR `20211210317` · 12/1/2021 · WILLOW SPRINGS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Jasper Engine - Transmission Exchange
- **Location:** 300 Industrial Drive, WILLOW SPRINGS, MISSOURI, 65793
- **NAICS:** 423120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a high-pressure washer and chemicals to clean when the pressure washer contacted their left index finger, resulting in an injury that required surgical amputation.

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