# Amputations at ITW, Food Equipment Group, Hobart Service
> OSHA SIR `2021010478` · 1/18/2021 · WATERFORD, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Jacks
- **Secondary source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** ITW, Food Equipment Group, Hobart Service
- **Location:** 850 Hartford Turnpike-Unit A, WATERFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06385
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee attempted to jack up an appliance to make adjustments to the legs when the jack slipped, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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