# Amputations at ATF, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015074859` · 7/21/2015 · LINCOLNWOOD, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Lathes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** ATF, Inc.
- **Location:** 3550 W. Pratt Ave, LINCOLNWOOD, ILLINOIS, 60712
- **NAICS:** 339993
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was tightening the chuck on a lathe using a T-handle when a second employee turned on the lathe, causing the T-handle to spin. The injured employee's right ring finger got caught between the machine and the T-handle, resulting in a soft tissue amputation.

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