# Amputations at DuraTech Industries
> OSHA SIR `2018087996` · 8/6/2018 · LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** DuraTech Industries
- **Location:** 3216 Commerce St., LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN, 54603
- **NAICS:** 332313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a shear cutter when his finger slipped and was caught under the part that holds the product down prior to shearing, resulting in a partial finger amputation.

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