# Amputations at Reitnouer, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019099589` · 9/13/2019 · BIRDSBORO, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Reitnouer, Inc.
- **Location:** 5 East Pointe Dr., BIRDSBORO, PENNSYLVANIA, 19508
- **NAICS:** 336212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to separate two wheel wells with a chisel and a mallet. The wheel wells came back and struck the employee's finger, causing a split finger and an amputation.

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