# Amputations at Auto Nation Toyota Thornton Road
> OSHA SIR `2019022198` · 2/28/2019 · LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Auto Nation Toyota Thornton Road
- **Location:** 1000 Blairs Bridge Road, LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA, 30122
- **NAICS:** 441110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting a brake system on a vehicle. A wheel was turned, and the employee's left index finger was caught between the tire and the brake caliper cover. The fingertip was amputated.

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