# Amputations at Ariens
> OSHA SIR `2017021671` · 2/21/2017 · BRILLION, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Handtools-power not determined, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ariens
- **Location:** 655 West Ryan Street, BRILLION, WISCONSIN, 54110
- **NAICS:** 333112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing bearings onto an axle hub with a handheld bearing press. The press malfunctioned and became stuck in the down position. When the employee reached into the bearing press to free the plunger, it shot up and partially amputated his left thumb tip.

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