# Amputations at The Top Die Casting Co.
> OSHA SIR `2019010216` · 1/8/2019 · SOUTH BELOIT, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Casting machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** The Top Die Casting Co.
- **Location:** 13910 Dearborn Ave., SOUTH BELOIT, ILLINOIS, 61080
- **NAICS:** 331521
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 8, 2019, at 6:15 a.m., an employee was trying to unplug shot beads from a die cast machine. His finger was inside the area where the machine discharges the beads when the machine activated, amputating his right index fingertip.

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