# Amputations at Turner Industries
> OSHA SIR `20211210956` · 12/21/2021 · NORCO, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forging machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Turner Industries
- **Location:** 15536 River Road, NORCO, LOUISIANA, 70079
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting a furnace. While removing an access door from the furnace, the employee's finger was pinched between the access door and the outer furnace beam support, resulting in amputation of the left little fingertip.

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