# Amputations at Hoffman Car Wash
> OSHA SIR `2019099318` · 9/7/2019 · SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Car or vehicle washing machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Hoffman Car Wash
- **Location:** 5 Lowes Dr., SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK, 12866
- **NAICS:** 811192
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While performing maintenance on the tire shine machine, an employee sustained amputation of their left ring fingertip.

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