# Amputations at Goodrich/United Technologies Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2015052918` · 5/16/2015 · PUEBLO, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Slings
- **Secondary source:** Wheels, tire rims
## Employer
- **Name:** Goodrich/United Technologies Corp.
- **Location:** 50 William White Blvd, PUEBLO, COLORADO, 81001
- **NAICS:** 336413
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a sling attached to a crane to remove a wheel housing from a dyno tester.  His thumb got caught between the sling and wheel housing, amputating his thumb at the distal joint.

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