# Amputations at Ford Motor Co. Buffalo Stamping Plant
> OSHA SIR `2016098270` · 9/1/2016 · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
- **Source:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
## Employer
- **Name:** Ford Motor Co. Buffalo Stamping Plant
- **Location:** 3663 Lakeshore Dr., BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14219
- **NAICS:** 336370
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually pushing into place a rigged bundle of round bar stock onto a storage shelf. The steel rolls shifted and a round bar weighing approximately 120 pounds rolled onto his left middle finger resulting in an amputation at the first knuckle.

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