# Amputations at EJ-Ardmore Foundry, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191212621` · 12/9/2019 · ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** EJ-Ardmore Foundry, Inc.
- **Location:** 270 Redwing Road, ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA, 73401
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to locate the cause of a noise in the cooling fan of a piece of lab equipment. The employee was tapping the fan blade when his right index finger was caught in the blade, causing a fingertip amputation. The fan's cover was removed at the time of the incident.

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