# Amputations at Krueger Bearings, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015118273` · 11/3/2015 · MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** Krueger Bearings, Inc.
- **Location:** 8811 West Dean Road, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53224
- **NAICS:** 332991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating an overhead crane with the right hand and supporting the part being lifted with the left hand. The employee's left ring fingertip was pinched between the part and the crane while hoisting resulting in the amputation of the fingertip.

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