# Amputations at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016032190` · 3/12/2016 · BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Product assembly machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US LLC
- **Location:** 3000 W. Chrysler Dr., BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS, 61008
- **NAICS:** 336111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about March 12, 2016, at approximately 2:00 AM, an employee was working on the assembly line, attempting to stow a steering hose, when her hand was caught between machine components. Her ring finger was amputated at the distal tip, requiring hospitalization.

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