# Amputations at John Deer P&K Equipment Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015096562` · 9/9/2015 · KINGFISHER, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
- **Secondary source:** Machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** John Deer P&K Equipment Inc.
- **Location:** 17759 US Highway 81, KINGFISHER, OKLAHOMA, 73750
- **NAICS:** 423820
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working with a tire/wheel change-out machine for a large tractor tire. The tire flipped out of the machine on top of the employee, amputating his left-hand pinky finger and injuring his hand.

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