# Amputations at Rogers Brothers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171110557` · 11/1/2017 · ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
- **Source:** Barrels, drums-except pressurized
## Employer
- **Name:** Rogers Brothers, Inc.
- **Location:** 1925 Kishwaukee Street, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 61104
- **NAICS:** 332812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 1, 2017, at approximately 10:00 a.m., an employee was helping to move a 30-gallon drum from a broken pallet to another pallet. His gloved hand was underneath the drum as he was transferring it. When it rolled onto the new pallet, his finger was pinched between the bottom of the drum and the pallet. His right index fingertip was amputated.

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