# Amputations at Titletown Manufacturing
> OSHA SIR `2023109677` · 10/19/2023 · GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Wrenches-nonpowered
- **Secondary source:** Striking and nailing handtools-nonpowered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Titletown Manufacturing
- **Location:** 817 Marquis Way, GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, 54304
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 19, 2023, two employees were trying to loosen a stuck lug nut on a tire rim. The injured employee was holding onto the wrench while the other employee hit it with a hammer. When the wrench was hit, it came loose and struck the injured employee, causing a broken nose requiring amputation.

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