# Amputations at MAPEI CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2016031848` · 3/1/2016 · WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Pumps
## Employer
- **Name:** MAPEI CORPORATION
- **Location:** 530 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60185
- **NAICS:** 325520
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about March 1, 2016, an employee was re-installing a pump that was approximately 5 feet long and weighed approximately 300 pounds. The employee's left ring fingertip was amputated when it was caught between the pinch point of the housing and the casting.

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