# Amputations at Weir ESCO Newton
> OSHA SIR `2023076257` · 7/13/2023 · NEWTON, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Weir ESCO Newton
- **Location:** 9098 Eastside Drive EXT, NEWTON, MISSISSIPPI, 39345
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a prybar to lift a pattern when the pattern slipped off and landed on their right index fingertip, resulting in amputation.

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