# Amputations at CATERPILLAR
> OSHA SIR `2015052705` · 5/7/2015 · BOONVILLE, MISSOURI
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** CATERPILLAR
- **Location:** 2416 Mid America Industrial Drive, BOONVILLE, MISSOURI, 65233
- **NAICS:** 326291
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was running a deflashing machine. The main auger of the machine registered a fault. The employee cleared the alarm and vacuumed out the media. He reached into the auger to clear the media by hand. The machine was running at the time. His right hand made contact with the moving auger, resulting in a partial amputation of his middle finger.

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