# Amputations at East Hill Medical Inc
> OSHA SIR `2015053184` · 5/26/2015 · AUBURN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** East Hill Medical Inc
- **Location:** 144 East Genesee Street, AUBURN, NEW YORK, 13021
- **NAICS:** 621491
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a belt on an HVAC compressor. The pulley kicked on and the speed of the belt injured the employee, resulting in fingertip amputations on the index and middle fingers of the left hand.

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