# Amputations at SIC Lazaro U.S. Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015085757` · 8/13/2015 · MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
- **Secondary source:** Parts and materials, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** SIC Lazaro U.S. Inc.
- **Location:** 7044 N. Teutonia Avenue, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53209
- **NAICS:** 33329
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bringing a steel plate down onto a pillow block. While he was adjusting a piece of sheet metal, the block turned and pinched his finger between the block and plate, amputating his left index fingertip (part of nail).

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