# Amputations at Twin Disc Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2019021905` · 2/20/2019 · RACINE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Twin Disc Incorporated
- **Location:** 4600 21st St., RACINE, WISCONSIN, 53405
- **NAICS:** 333613
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manipulating a finished part by hand by sliding it across the work table when the metal part fell over, catching his right ring finger underneath it and 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*