# Amputations at Menard's
> OSHA SIR `2016053996` · 5/10/2016 · TINLEY PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Menard's
- **Location:** 6851 W. 159th St., TINLEY PARK, ILLINOIS, 60477
- **NAICS:** 444110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to close a step ladder when his right ring finger was caught in a pinch point, amputating the fingertip.

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