# Amputations at Brandt Industries USA LTD
> OSHA SIR `2020088037` · 8/24/2020 · HUDSON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Brandt Industries USA LTD
- **Location:** 19500 N 1425 East Road, HUDSON, ILLINOIS, 61748
- **NAICS:** 333111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 11:40 a.m. on August 24, 2020, an employee was aligning the lower flight into a grain cart with a hoist. As the flight dropped into place, it amputated the tip of his right index finger.

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