# Amputations at ITW Shakeproof
> OSHA SIR `2016010096` · 1/6/2016 · ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** ITW Shakeproof
- **Location:** 2700 York Road, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS, 60007
- **NAICS:** 332722
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 6, 2016, an employee was operating a cold header machine when a mobile welding cart became entangled with the coil wire being fed into the machine. The employee accidentally grabbed the wire, which began to advance in speed, and the employee's hand was pulled into the draw box. The employee's right ring finger was amputated.

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