# Amputations at Lorenson Industries Recreational Vehicle
> OSHA SIR `2023010075` · 1/4/2023 · SALINA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Lorenson Industries Recreational Vehicle
- **Location:** 461 East Avenue A, SALINA, KANSAS, 67401
- **NAICS:** 441210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a 6-foot sheet metal shear. The material he was cutting slipped over the backstop and his left hand then slid into the shear area. The employee sustained amputations to three fingertips on their left hand.

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