# Amputations at REI Engineering, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016065714` · 6/26/2016 · WAUSAU, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Barrels, drums-except pressurized
## Employer
- **Name:** REI Engineering, Inc.
- **Location:** 4080 North 20th Ave., WAUSAU, WISCONSIN, 54401
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While moving a 55-gallon drum, an employee's hand slipped and their finger was caught between two drums, amputating the right middle fingertip.

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