# Amputations at Loparex, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023087281` · 8/10/2023 · HAMMOND, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Motors other than vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Loparex, LLC
- **Location:** 1740 Ridgeway Street, HAMMOND, WISCONSIN, 54015
- **NAICS:** 322221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 10, 2023, at approximately 6:45 PM, a maintenance employee was replacing a cover on an electric motor when the motor assembly dropped to the floor, crushing the employee's right little finger and amputating the fingertip.

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