# Amputations at A. & M. Tool & Die Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171211443` · 12/1/2017 · SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Strapping
- **Secondary source:** Hoisting accessories, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** A. & M. Tool & Die Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 64 Mill St, SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, 01550
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hooking up a heavy part for an overhead crane to hoist off a machine when the part dropped and pinched the employee's finger between a strap and a lifting eye bolt. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

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