# Amputations at Farr Mechanical LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023109371` · 10/10/2023 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Rollers
- **Secondary source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Farr Mechanical LLC
- **Location:** 1843 N Topping, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64120
- **NAICS:** 811118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A co-worker was removing a roller from machinery being worked on. The injured employee grabbed the roller as it was coming out. The roller dropped from the frame and pinched the injured employee's right thumb against the frame resulting in a thumb tip amputation.

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