# Amputations at Sears Home Services
> OSHA SIR `2016054200` · 5/14/2016 · MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Lawn mowers-nonriding, powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Sears Home Services
- **Location:** 2063 N. George St., MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS, 60160
- **NAICS:** 811411
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While attempting to repair a lawnmower, and employee turned off the mower and tried to flip it over before the blades stopped spinning. His right middle fingertip was amputated by the blades.

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