# Amputations at M.B. STURGIS INC.
> OSHA SIR `2023032191` · 3/9/2023 · MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** M.B. STURGIS INC.
- **Location:** 11722 Northline Industrial Drive, MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MISSOURI, 63043
- **NAICS:** 332912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 9, 2023, an employee was assembling manifolds. While pushing an end fitting into the hose of an automatic pushing machine, the employee suffered an amputation to the tip of the right index finger.

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