# Amputations at Thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas
> OSHA SIR `2015096523` · 9/8/2015 · ORLANDO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Entangled in other object or equipment
- **Source:** Elevators
## Employer
- **Name:** Thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas
- **Location:** 10000 Turkey Lake Rd., ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32811
- **NAICS:** 333921
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping to install an elevator. He was lifting a counter weight frame while using a hoist. The rope being used got tangled in the cylinder. While attempting to straighten it, his hand got caught. He tried to withdraw his hand, and three fingertips were amputated.

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