# Amputations at GATES CORP.
> OSHA SIR `20231110843` · 11/27/2023 · IOLA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
- **Secondary source:** Floor irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** GATES CORP.
- **Location:** 1450 MONTANA RD., IOLA, KANSAS, 66749
- **NAICS:** 326220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was fabricating a braided rubber hose. They pulled on a reel to get more material. When the reel moved, it turned on a groove in the concrete floor and impacted a tray. The employee's right hand was then pinned between the reel and the edge of the metal tape dispenser on the tray, resulting in a partial amputation of the middle finger.

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