# Amputations at Pierce Manufacturing Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019066316` · 6/24/2019 · APPLETON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Pierce Manufacturing Inc.
- **Location:** 2600 American Drive, APPLETON, WISCONSIN, 54914
- **NAICS:** 336211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 24, 2019, at 1:20 p.m., an employee and coworker were attempting to install a transverse compartment box weighing approximately 60 pounds in the back of a cab when the box slipped out of the employee's hand. The employee's left index finger was then pinched between the box and the wall of the cab, 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*