# Amputations at ITW
> OSHA SIR `2017076864` · 7/24/2017 · FRANKFORT, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Dies, molds, patterns
- **Secondary source:** Tables, worktables
## Employer
- **Name:** ITW
- **Location:** 21555 S. Harlem, FRANKFORT, ILLINOIS, 60423
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking apart an injection molding die when the cavity block rotated and pinched the employee's finger between the block and the metal table, amputating the fingertip.

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