# Amputations at Wausau Tile Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023109204` · 10/5/2023 · ROTHSCHILD, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Wausau Tile Inc.
- **Location:** 9001 Bus. Hwy 51, ROTHSCHILD, WISCONSIN, 54474
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 5, 2023, an employee's fingers were in the holes of a concrete planter. When air was applied to the planter to release the plug, the planter dropped. The employee's left and right index fingertips were caught between the concrete planter and the plug and were amputated.

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