# Amputations at 3M
> OSHA SIR `2022086803` · 8/3/2022 · NEVADA, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Extruding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** 3M
- **Location:** 2120 E Austin Blvd, NEVADA, MISSOURI, 64772
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was making an adjustment to an extruder. The employee's gloved left hand was caught in a roll-to-roll nip point causing fractures to the ring and little fingers. The employee underwent a medical amputation to the little fingertip.

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