# Amputations at Caterpillar Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181213100` · 12/21/2018 · MORTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-chain
## Employer
- **Name:** Caterpillar Inc.
- **Location:** 500 N Morton Ave, MORTON, ILLINOIS, 61550
- **NAICS:** 333120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 10:34 a.m. on December 21, 2018, an employee was replacing a chain on a chain-driven conveyor. While his hands were on the chain, it began to move, amputating the tips of his right index and middle fingers at the first knuckle.

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