# Amputations at Remington Arms Company
> OSHA SIR `2016010332` · 1/13/2016 · LONOKE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Remington Arms Company
- **Location:** 2592 Highway 15 N, LONOKE, ARKANSAS, 72086
- **NAICS:** 325920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking the priming mix in the priming machine. When he opened the blast door to the machine, the cable supporting the counter balance for the door broke, causing the door to slam onto and amputate his left middle fingertip.

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