# Amputations at Aarrowcast, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021108860` · 10/14/2021 · SHAWANO, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Aarrowcast, Inc.
- **Location:** 2900 E. Richmond Street, SHAWANO, WISCONSIN, 54166
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping repair a dump box when they moved a twisted latch into position. The employee's right index fingertip was caught in a pinch point created by the latch moving flush to the dump box, resulting in an amputation of the fingertip just below the nail.

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