# Amputations at The Toro Company
> OSHA SIR `2017054860` · 5/4/2017 · TOMAH, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Racks-garment and other
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The Toro Company
- **Location:** 200 Sime Avenue, TOMAH, WISCONSIN, 54660
- **NAICS:** 333112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a damaged pallet racking and pinched the right index finger between the concrete floor and a metal plate resulting in amputation of the finger above the first knuckle.

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