# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024031986` · 3/4/2024 · MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Machine and tool parts, accessories  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 838 South 16th Street, MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN, 54220
- **NAICS:** 331529
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a dross bin, which was being raised by a forklift. The lever to empty the dross bin was pulled, causing the bin to tip forward and up. The employee's left index finger was caught between the forklift forks and the bin, and the fingertip was amputated.

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