# Amputations at Shur-Co, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022032833` · 3/30/2022 · VERMILLION, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Shur-Co, LLC
- **Location:** 1212 North Norbeck Street, VERMILLION, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57069
- **NAICS:** 314910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 4:30 p.m. on March 30, 2022, an employee was using a grommet press machine to punch holes in tarp material. The machine injured his left middle finger, necessitating a partial medical amputation.

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