# Amputations at Les Schwab Tire Centers of Colorado, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181010354` · 10/6/2018 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Les Schwab Tire Centers of Colorado, Inc.
- **Location:** 8940 E. Hampdon Ave, DENVER, COLORADO, 80231
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a tire on a tire machine. The machine's arm came down and pinched his right middle finger, resulting in a partial amputation.

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