# Amputations at Neenah Enterprises Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022031887` · 3/1/2022 · NEENAH, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
- **Secondary source:** Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Neenah Enterprises Inc.
- **Location:** 2121 Brooks Ave, NEENAH, WISCONSIN, 54956
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a come-a-long to adjust steel plates in the tumble blasting machine. When the employee released the pressure on the come-a-long, their left thumb was caught between a steel plate and the edge of the machine. The thumb tip was partially amputated.

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