# Amputations at AMETEK Magnetrol USA LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022043182` · 4/11/2022 · AURORA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Barrels, drums-except pressurized
## Employer
- **Name:** AMETEK Magnetrol USA LLC
- **Location:** 705 Enterprise St, AURORA, ILLINOIS, 60504
- **NAICS:** 335999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repositioning an oil barrel using a drum positioner attached to a forklift. The employee's finger got caught between the barrel and one of the positioner tines, amputating the fingertip.

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