# Amputations at Aarrowcast, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021108922` · 10/16/2021 · SHAWANO, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Aarrowcast, Inc.
- **Location:** 2900 E. Richmond Street, SHAWANO, WISCONSIN, 54166
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 7:00 a.m. on October 16, 2021, an employee was troubleshooting a machine. The top part cylinder became detached from the machine's top part frame, leaving a gap. The machine then cycled while the employee's right hand was between the cylinder and the bracket. He suffered amputations to the index and middle fingertips.

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