# Amputations at PTR Baler and Compactor Company
> OSHA SIR `2018021261` · 2/6/2018 · PLANT CITY, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** PTR Baler and Compactor Company
- **Location:** 4609 Reece Road, PLANT CITY, FLORIDA, 33566
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a hydraulic cylinder on a baler when the cylinder slipped from his hand and pinched his middle fingertip, amputating it (no bone loss).

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