# Amputations at Loyola University Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2017021148` · 2/6/2017 · MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Loyola University Medical Center
- **Location:** 2160 S. 1st. Avenue, MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS, 60153
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing gears on a machine when the shaft moved during the lift and caught his left thumb, amputating the tip. The machine was locked out at the time.

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