# Amputations at JMS Russel Metals Corp.
> OSHA SIR `20221110256` · 11/22/2022 · BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** JMS Russel Metals Corp.
- **Location:** 5027 No. County Rd. 1015, BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72315
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting up a splitter table. Upon reaching to help the table rotate, the employee's gloved hand got caught between a switch and a metal plate, resulting in an amputation of the left index fingertip.

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