# Amputations at FEY Publishing Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181111798` · 11/15/2018 · WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Bending, crimping machines
## Employer
- **Name:** FEY Publishing Inc.
- **Location:** 910 29th Avenue North, WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN, 54495
- **NAICS:** 323111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a tabletop crimper machine. The crimper was not working; the employee was trying to push the gears when they activated and amputated the tip of his left index finger. The machine was not guarded at the time.

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