# Amputations at ECK INDUSTRIES INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019099352` · 9/9/2019 · MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
## Employer
- **Name:** ECK INDUSTRIES INC.
- **Location:** 1602 N 8th St, MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN, 54220
- **NAICS:** 331521
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing an aluminum casting from a basket after the heat treating process. The employee's left hand was caught between the lifting hook and the parts hook resulting in a partial amputation of the left pointer finger.

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