# Amputations at Caterpillar High Performance Hose
> OSHA SIR `2016043013` · 4/11/2016 · POMONA, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Winders, unwinders
## Employer
- **Name:** Caterpillar High Performance Hose
- **Location:** 4225 ODC Road 1020, POMONA, MISSOURI, 65789
- **NAICS:** 332912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about April 11, 2016, an employee was operating a spiral winder when the bobbin ran out of wire. While he worked on the bobbin, the machine activated and pinched the employee's right index finger, partially amputating the fingertip.

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