# Amputations at Fasteners For Retail
> OSHA SIR `2022042926` · 4/1/2022 · ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Fasteners For Retail
- **Location:** 1400 Eddy Avenue, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 61103
- **NAICS:** 339993
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a steel shelf on a brake press when the machine cycled, causing the employee's finger to get caught in the press and crushed. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.

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