# Amputations at Fabick Cat
> OSHA SIR `20171111281` · 11/27/2017 · EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Fabick Cat
- **Location:** 7860 Partridge Road, EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN, 54702
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was disassembling hydraulic components to determine the source(s) of a hydraulic system failure. The employee removed the track drive motor assembly from a bulldozer and placed it on a workbench to perform a complete cleanout procedure on the hydraulic assembly. The employee was operating a pneumatic impact driver with the right hand to remove a bolt while supporting/holding a hydraulic servo with the left hand. The servo rotated and pinched the employee s left index fingertip between the machined edges of the servo and the hydraulic motor housing, resulting in a distal amputation (about 3/8 inch) of the finger.

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