# Amputations at Caesars Hotel and Casino
> OSHA SIR `20191213090` · 12/21/2019 · ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Caesars Hotel and Casino
- **Location:** 2100 Pacific Ave, ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, 08401
- **NAICS:** 713290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing the belt on a machine that was powered down when his gloves became caught in between the belt and the pulley, resulting in a partial right thumb amputation.

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