# Crushing injuries at ITW Shakeproof Industrial Products
> OSHA SIR `2022065262` · 6/16/2022 · WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** ITW Shakeproof Industrial Products
- **Location:** W6331 Bee Road, WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN, 53094
- **NAICS:** 332722
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were setting up a multi-die header machine. The machine was turned on while one of the employees was adjusting a bolt inside it. The employee's right middle finger tip was crushed between the bolt and the machine's oscillator and had to be amputated. The incident took place during a training activity.

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