# Amputations at Certified Automotive Warehouse, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018077230` · 7/18/2018 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-chain
## Employer
- **Name:** Certified Automotive Warehouse, Inc.
- **Location:** 2301 S. Ashland Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60608
- **NAICS:** 423120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a chain on a conveyor when another employee activated the conveyor. The employee's right middle fingertip was then caught in the chain and sprocket, causing an amputation.

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