# Amputations at BALDOR
> OSHA SIR `2015096718` · 9/14/2015 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
## 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:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** BALDOR
- **Location:** 600 Raleigh Street, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72901
- **NAICS:** 331523
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working with a pin press machine and placed his hand inside the machine to remove the pin. The pin press cycled and his right index finger was amputated at the first joint.

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