# Amputations at Brooks Memorial Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2016065813` · 6/29/2016 · DUNKIRK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Air conditioning units
## Employer
- **Name:** Brooks Memorial Hospital
- **Location:** 529 Central Ave, DUNKIRK, NEW YORK, 14048
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a belt on an air conditioner motor when his right hand was caught between the belt and pulley, amputating his ring finger and fracturing his middle finger.

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