# Amputations at ABB
> OSHA SIR `2016032256` · 3/14/2016 · JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** ABB
- **Location:** 500 W. Highway 94, JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI, 65101
- **NAICS:** 335311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was washing the inside hood of a transformer. As he was closing the hood, his hand slipped off and the hood came down and smashed his left middle finger. His fingertip was amputated.

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