# Amputations at Taylor's Autobody
> OSHA SIR `2015040431` · 4/14/2015 · BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Taylor's Autobody
- **Location:** 324 Rural Acres Drive, BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA, 25801
- **NAICS:** 811121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 14, 2015, at approximately 3:30 p.m., an employee's left index finger was amputated while operating the frame straightening machine. The employee was lowering the machine with his left hand while holding a safety bar out of the way with his right hand.  The frame of the machine came down on his left hand, which was laying on/near the top of the foot pedal.

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