# Amputations at Presence Merkle-Knipprath Countryside
> OSHA SIR `2017087691` · 8/11/2017 · CLIFTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Mowing machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Presence Merkle-Knipprath Countryside
- **Location:** 1190 East 2900 North Road, CLIFTON, ILLINOIS, 60927
- **NAICS:** 623110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 11, 2017, an employee was servicing a lawnmower when his middle fingertip contacted the rotating blade and was partially amputated.

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