# Amputations at TRUE MANUFACTURING
> OSHA SIR `2023032159` · 3/8/2023 · O FALLON, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** TRUE MANUFACTURING
- **Location:** 2001 E. Terra Lane, O FALLON, MISSOURI, 63366
- **NAICS:** 423740
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was grinding a piece of metal using a grinding wheel. The wheel pulled the metal in and the distal tuft of the employee's left thumb was amputated.

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