# Amputations at Interstates
> OSHA SIR `2020065182` · 6/4/2020 · FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Interstates
- **Location:** 2560 East CR 32, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, 80528
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a wire feeder when its safety latch failed and its lid slammed shut, amputating the employee's left index fingertip at the first knuckle.

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