# Amputations at Ford Motor Company
> OSHA SIR `2018099561` · 9/15/2018 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Handtools-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Ford Motor Company
- **Location:** 12600 S. Torrence Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60633
- **NAICS:** 336111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assembling part of a tie rod section using a power-assisted tool. His fingertip was pinched when the tool moved, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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