# Amputations at BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `20171010214` · 10/24/2017 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Motors other than vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY
- **Location:** 5711 R.S. Boreham, Jr. St., FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72901
- **NAICS:** 335312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was testing a 20-horsepower motor when his left ring finger came into contact with the 100-pound rotor, which was spinning at 10,000 rotations per minute. His finger had to be surgically amputated at the second joint.

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