# Amputations at LAFEBER COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2023098387` · 9/11/2023 · CORNELL, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Feed grinders, crushers, mixers-agricultural
## Employer
- **Name:** LAFEBER COMPANY
- **Location:** 24981 N 1400 EAST RD, CORNELL, ILLINOIS, 61319
- **NAICS:** 311119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee climbed off a catwalk onto the frame of a corn roller mill to observe the cause of a roller machine malfunction. The employee lost his balance and his left hand contacted the corn rollers, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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