# Amputations at BADGER IRON WORKS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018066046` · 6/19/2018 · MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** BADGER IRON WORKS, INC.
- **Location:** 2103 STOKKE PKWY., MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN, 54751
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was cleaning a mold while preparing it to be placed in a mold press. The employee stepped down some steps and lost balance. While attempting to catch themselves, the employee's hand went into the machine's conveyor system and was caught between the roller and the mold plate, partially amputating the left ring finger.

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