# Amputations at ESCO Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2017010638` · 1/20/2017 · NEWTON, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Dies, molds, patterns
## Employer
- **Name:** ESCO Corporation
- **Location:** 9098 East Side Drive Extension, NEWTON, MISSISSIPPI, 39345
- **NAICS:** 331513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a jib crane to lower a mold onto a carrier that had a bolt laying on top of it. When the employee attempted to pull the bolt from beneath the mold, it dropped down and smashed his left middle finger between the mold and carrier. His left middle fingertip was partially amputated.

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