# Amputations at Vestas Nacelles America, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019077286` · 7/17/2019 · BRIGHTON, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Turning handtools-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Vestas Nacelles America, Inc.
- **Location:** 1500 N. East Crown Prince Blvd., BRIGHTON, COLORADO, 80603
- **NAICS:** 333611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was screwing a nut onto a bolt using a battery-powered torque tool when their left index fingertip was pinched between the tool and the bolt. The fingertip was amputated.

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