# Amputations at Continental Contitech
> OSHA SIR `2016065864` · 6/23/2016 · HANNIBAL, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Continental Contitech
- **Location:** 4142 Industrial Dr., HANNIBAL, MISSOURI, 63401
- **NAICS:** 326220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a hose for testing in a tensioner when the clamping mechanism activated while his index finger was between the clamp and hose. When he pulled away, his fingertip was amputated.

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