# Amputations at Astec Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211210509` · 12/7/2021 · BURLINGTON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
## Employer
- **Name:** Astec Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 2841 Whiting Road, BURLINGTON, WISCONSIN, 53105
- **NAICS:** 333120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a large tacked plate. The rig broke loose, fell, and hit both the employee's middle fingers, resulting in fingertip amputations on both fingers.

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