# Amputations at Loparex, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20211110082` · 11/22/2021 · HAMMOND, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Loparex, LLC
- **Location:** 1740 Ridgeway Street, HAMMOND, WISCONSIN, 54015
- **NAICS:** 322221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 22, 2021, an employee was tightening a bit in a milling chuck. The machine activated and amputated the employee's right ring finger above the last knuckle.

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