# Amputations at John Bean Technology Aerotech
> OSHA SIR `2017076158` · 7/5/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** John Bean Technology Aerotech
- **Location:** 2800 N. Terminal Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77032
- **NAICS:** 488190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to re-align a drive pulley when the system activated. The employee's right middle fingertip was caught and amputated between the pulley and the drive belt.

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