# Amputations at Schaeffler Group Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023032100` · 3/7/2023 · JOPLIN, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Dies, molds, patterns
- **Secondary source:** Punch presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Schaeffler Group Inc
- **Location:** 3900 South Rangeline Road, JOPLIN, MISSOURI, 64804
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a punch die in the press during a setup procedure. Upon inserting the die, the employee checked the placement of the locking device by grabbing the die with his left hand. The die fell and crushed his left middle finger, resulting in an amputation.

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