# Amputations at Forte' Products L. L. C.
> OSHA SIR `2018088678` · 8/22/2018 · ARGYLE, 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:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Forte' Products L. L. C.
- **Location:** 515 Breeze Terrace, ARGYLE, WISCONSIN, 53504
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a piece of steel out of a cutting press cutter when the cutting press was engaged via the foot pedal. The cutter then partially amputated his right pinky finger.

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