# Amputations at GM Powertrain
> OSHA SIR `2016021234` · 2/9/2016 · TOLEDO, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Pumps
## Employer
- **Name:** GM Powertrain
- **Location:** 1455 Alexis Rd, TOLEDO, OHIO, 43612
- **NAICS:** 336350
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 9, 2016, an employee was performing maintenance on a front-wheel drive prismatic machine. While the employee was working on the coolant tank, the high-level arm was activated, causing the tank pump to start. The employee's right pinky finger was amputated by the pump impeller.

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