# Amputations at Twin City Fan
> OSHA SIR `2015097044` · 9/24/2015 · MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA
## 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:** Drives-chain, leather, fabric, vee belt
- **Secondary source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
## Employer
- **Name:** Twin City Fan
- **Location:** 2201 North Ohlman Street, MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57301
- **NAICS:** 333412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing the drive belts on a fan unit. His left ring finger got caught between one of the drive belts and the motor pulley/sheath as the belt turned on the pulley. His left ring finger was amputated below the first joint and he required surgery.

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