# Amputations at Decatur Foundry, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2020054468` · 5/13/2020 · DECATUR, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
- **Secondary source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Decatur Foundry, Inc
- **Location:** 1745 N Illinois St., DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62526
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 13, 2020, an employee's left little finger was caught between a metal bale (a device used for lifting, carrying, and rolling boxes) and a pattern box with a sand core inside it. The fingertip was crushed, resulting in its amputation.

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