# Amputations at Sodexo
> OSHA SIR `2015053046` · 5/19/2015 · WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** Sodexo
- **Location:** 1600 Rockland Road, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 19803
- **NAICS:** 561720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on an air handler-AC2DF return fan. He shut it off and was waiting for the air handler to stop. While it was still moving, he sneezed and his hand got caught in the belt. His left-hand fingertip was severed, requiring surgery.

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