# Amputations at Rainbow Play Systems
> OSHA SIR `20181010818` · 10/19/2018 · BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** Rainbow Play Systems
- **Location:** 500 Rainbow Parkway, BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57006
- **NAICS:** 339920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually moving a belt on a fan when his hand slipped and his left index finger was pulled between the belt and pulley of the motor, resulting in a partial amputation of the finger. The fan was locked out at the time of the incident.

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