# Amputations at PACE INDUSTRIES
> OSHA SIR `20161111099` · 11/29/2016 · HARRISON, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Slings
## Employer
- **Name:** PACE INDUSTRIES
- **Location:** 312 Industrial Park Rd North, HARRISON, ARKANSAS, 72601
- **NAICS:** 331521
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a goose neck from a die casting machine when the chain sling hook crushed his index fingertip. His fingertip had to be surgically amputated.

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