# Amputations at Twin City Fan Companies, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181111551` · 11/8/2018 · BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA
## 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:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Twin City Fan Companies, Inc.
- **Location:** 500 Insbruck Lane, BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57006
- **NAICS:** 333413
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assembling a large fan when his glove was caught in the sheave of the fan as he manually turned the drive. The tip of his left middle finger was crushed, necessitating a surgical amputation up to the knuckle.

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