# Amputations at Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019033073` · 3/25/2019 · ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 2647 8th St., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 61109
- **NAICS:** 332212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 2:30 a.m. on March 25, 2019, an employee was using a modified hydraulic press with a knife tool to remove defective vinyl grips from new hammers. While the employee was retrieving a hammer, his right middle and ring fingertips were caught between moving and stationary parts, causing amputations.

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