# Amputations at Caterpillar Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019089008` · 8/29/2019 · MAPLETON, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Caterpillar Inc.
- **Location:** 8826 W Route 24, MAPLETON, ILLINOIS, 61547
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was rigging up equipment before moving it. When he started to raise the load, the chain tightened around his left hand, resulting in a crushing injury and partial amputation of the left little finger.

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