# Amputations at WIKA INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `20171211669` · 12/8/2017 · LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
- **Secondary source:** Doors, except garage and vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** WIKA INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
- **Location:** 1000 WIEGAND BLVD., LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, 30043
- **NAICS:** 334513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a rolling cart to move heavy material stored in a wooden crate. The employee's hand was on the side of the cart while steering it. The employee's finger was then pinched between a metal frame on a door and the wooden crate, amputating the fingertip without bone loss.

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