# Amputations at Arkansas Steel Warehouse, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023064984` · 6/6/2023 · OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Arkansas Steel Warehouse, Inc.
- **Location:** 2141 E State Hwy 198, OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS, 72370
- **NAICS:** 331221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 6, 2023, employees were operating a slitter machine when the injured employee observed a piece of plastic shim hanging from the machine. As the employee went to remove the shim, the machine released a roll of product onto the arbor, trapping the employee's right hand and amputating the middle fingertip.

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