# Amputations at Arends-Awe, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015041693` · 4/2/2015 · WINCHESTER, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Arends-Awe, Inc.
- **Location:** 1285 Old Route 36, WINCHESTER, ILLINOIS, 62694
- **NAICS:** 423820
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking a lawn mower deck out of a crate. The employee was sliding the deck forward to put the wheels back on when the deck started to drop. The employee's finger got caught between the gauge wheel bracket and the crate, amputating the tip of the left-hand ring finger.

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