# Amputations at Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd
> OSHA SIR `2016065652` · 6/24/2016 · ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd
- **Location:** 515 Commerce St., ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57401
- **NAICS:** 333412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On the morning of June 24, 2016, at approximately 1:00 a.m., an employee attempted to lift a fan assembly off of a shipping pallet when the chain from the hoist became entangled or loose, causing the housing to tip off center. The employee tried to keep the housing from falling, and his left-hand fingers became caught between the housing and shop floor. His left ring fingertip was amputated.

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