# Amputations at Golden Scout Industrial
> OSHA SIR `2023109398` · 10/11/2023 · ASH GROVE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Golden Scout Industrial
- **Location:** 101 N Tower ave, ASH GROVE, MISSOURI, 65604
- **NAICS:** 332119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding metal into a brake press when their right index finger was caught underneath the part that was being formed. One-eighth of the employee's finger was amputated.

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