# Amputations at Nu-Way Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018088186` · 8/10/2018 · DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Grinding, polishing machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Nu-Way Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 555 Howard Avenue, DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, 60018
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a metal part into a machine when the metal part kicked backed, pinching his left middle finger between the part and the table. His left middle fingertip was amputated. The machine was unguarded at the time.

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