# Amputations at Universal Studios
> OSHA SIR `2015031195` · 3/14/2015 · ORLANDO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Universal Studios
- **Location:** 1000 Universal Studios Plaza, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32819
- **NAICS:** 713110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee collecting trash containers at the facility suffered a finger amputation when his hand got caught between a hitch and a toe bar behind a tractor. The tractor moved forward and amputated a finger. The tractor was parked in neutral gear at the time of the incident.

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