# Amputations at Van Wyks, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016043185` · 4/15/2016 · MEQUON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Van Wyks, Inc.
- **Location:** 1457 W. Stillwater, MEQUON, WISCONSIN, 53092
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to reinstall a concrete pouring conveyor cable on a pulley. The employee operated the conveyor controls to cycle the pulley and re-engage the cable. The employee's thumb tip was pinched and partially amputated between the pulley and cable.

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