# Amputations at Ford Motor Company
> OSHA SIR `2017077071` · 7/28/2017 · BROOK PARK, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Ford Motor Company
- **Location:** 17601 Brookpark Road, BROOK PARK, OHIO, 44142
- **NAICS:** 336111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee and another employee were lining up a W access adapter/base plate. Three of the four bearing pins were located/lined up. The fourth pin was then located/lined up and the base dropped, pinching the injured employee's thumb. The employee pulled his thumb away from the base resulting in amputation of soft tissue.

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