# Amputations at Crown Lift Trucks
> OSHA SIR `20191010750` · 10/15/2019 · METAIRIE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Crown Lift Trucks
- **Location:** 7333 AIrline Hwy, METAIRIE, LOUISIANA, 70003
- **NAICS:** 811118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking a lift truck outside to perform preventive maintenance on it. While he was moving the lift truck, he heard a squeaking noise coming from the engine compartment. He opened the bonnet/hood and was trying to figure out where the noise was actually coming from. The engine was running at the time. While he was trying to get a better look at the water pump area, his right index finger was caught between the fan belt and pulley, resulting in a finger amputation.

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