# Amputations at Bradken, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023021262` · 2/8/2023 · ATCHISON, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Dies, molds, patterns
## Employer
- **Name:** Bradken, Inc.
- **Location:** 400 South 4th Street, ATCHISON, KANSAS, 66002
- **NAICS:** 331513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 8, 2023, a team in the molding department was processing a 240-ton axle mold. The cope of the mold was rigged with lifting chains, hoisted off of the pattern, and set on two wooden blocks. As the employee unhooked the chains, the flask on the blocks rocked, causing the employee's foot to become pinched. Three toes were amputated.

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