# Amputations at RedGuard LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023010722` · 1/23/2023 · WICHITA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** RedGuard LLC
- **Location:** 9800 W YORK STR, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67215
- **NAICS:** 332420
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating the hydraulic shear to cut off a piece of metal. The foot pedal was activated, causing the clamp to come down onto the employee's left index finger. They sustained an amputation to the left index fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time.

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