# Amputations at KLEIN TOOLS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20161010018` · 10/25/2016 · ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Bending, crimping machines
## Employer
- **Name:** KLEIN TOOLS, INC.
- **Location:** 2300 Devon Avenue, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS, 60007
- **NAICS:** 332212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cycling the bending machine after an electrical repair. The injured employee was resting his hand on the machine and his right thumb tip was amputated when the machine cycled.

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