# Amputations at Eaton Cooper Power Systems Inc
> OSHA SIR `2020065581` · 6/15/2020 · PEWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vises, clamps
## Employer
- **Name:** Eaton Cooper Power Systems Inc
- **Location:** 1045 Hickory St, PEWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53072
- **NAICS:** 333999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had a mandrel in the vertical position in a vise. As the employee was opening the vise to release the mandrel, the mandrel tipped to the right, causing the employee's right hand to move to the right. During this process, the employee's right pinky finger was caught between the jaw casting and body casting of the vise, causing a partial amputation of the fingertip.

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