# Amputations at Oshkosh Defense LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020032871` · 3/30/2020 · OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Turning handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Oshkosh Defense LLC
- **Location:** 333 W. 29th St., OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, 54902
- **NAICS:** 336120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a tool to tighten lug nuts on a truck. The tool's reaction bar rotated counterclockwise, pinching the employee's left index finger against the truck wheel. The finger was partially amputated.

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