# Amputations at M.B. STURGIS INC.
> OSHA SIR `2023043486` · 4/19/2023 · MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** M.B. STURGIS INC.
- **Location:** 11722 Northline Industrial Drive, MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MISSOURI, 63043
- **NAICS:** 332912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 19, 2023, an employee was assembling a hose and performing a pull test. During the pull test, the employee's left index fingertip was amputated by the longitudinal pull tester.

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