# Amputations at MARTIN AUTOMATIC INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019054753` · 5/9/2019 · ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** MARTIN AUTOMATIC INC.
- **Location:** 1661 NORTHROCK COURT, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 61104
- **NAICS:** 333993
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a machine frame off of a welding bench and lowering it down to the ground. His fingers were under the frame to shift it when the frame fell and pinched his fingers, 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*