# Amputations at Forge Group Star LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020087414` · 8/5/2020 · FREEPORT, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Forge Group Star LLC
- **Location:** 1801 S. Ihm Blvd., FREEPORT, ILLINOIS, 61032
- **NAICS:** 332111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 5, 2020, an employee was cutting metal pieces on an automatic saw. The machine stopped running; after he got it running again, his left middle finger was caught by its belt. The fingertip was amputated.

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