# Amputations at Butler Machinery
> OSHA SIR `2019099768` · 9/18/2019 · FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Battery-vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Butler Machinery
- **Location:** 3402 36th Street SW, FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, 58104
- **NAICS:** 423810
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to move a 3,000-pound forklift battery when his right index finger was caught between the battery and the battery housing, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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