# Amputations at BRAD FOOTE GEAR WORKS
> OSHA SIR `2020054336` · 5/9/2020 · CICERO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Metalworking lathes
- **Secondary source:** Wrenches-power not determined
## Employer
- **Name:** BRAD FOOTE GEAR WORKS
- **Location:** 3250 S. Central Ave., CICERO, ILLINOIS, 60804
- **NAICS:** 332812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 9, 2020, an employee was using an Allen wrench to tighten a manual lathe when the wrench slipped, resulting in his left ring finger hitting the lathe's blade. His fingertip was amputated. The lathe was not in operation 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*