# Amputations at Zielie's Tree Services
> OSHA SIR `2018099878` · 9/24/2018 · GRAND MARSH, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Chippers
## Employer
- **Name:** Zielie's Tree Services
- **Location:** 619 Evergreen, GRAND MARSH, WISCONSIN, 53936
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a malfunctioning disengagement clutch in a wood chipper. The tip of his right index finger was amputated at the first knuckle joint by the disengagement belt and pulley mechanism.

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