# Amputations at Accuride Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2020109369` · 10/2/2020 · ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Accuride Corp.
- **Location:** 411 Blackhawk Park Ave., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 61104
- **NAICS:** 327320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee went to manually move a pallet on a non-motorized conveyor because it was not moving. Another pallet began to roll forward and struck the employee's left middle finger. The fingertip was amputated.

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