# Amputations at Argosy Casino-Alton
> OSHA SIR `2016043507` · 4/27/2016 · ALTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Ranges, cooking ovens, grills, toasters, food warmers
- **Secondary source:** Tables, worktables
## Employer
- **Name:** Argosy Casino-Alton
- **Location:** 1 Piasa Street, ALTON, ILLINOIS, 62002
- **NAICS:** 721120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a coworker lift a 200-pound oven onto a table when his right index finger was pinched and amputated to the first knuckle between the table and the oven.

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