# Amputations at AmeriBolt, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015119003` · 11/24/2015 · SYCAMORE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** AmeriBolt, Inc.
- **Location:** 18060 Alabama Highway 21, SYCAMORE, ALABAMA, 35149
- **NAICS:** 423710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a tool inside of a forging press and pinched a finger between the tool and the mold flange. The right index fingertip was amputated without bone loss.

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