# Amputations at Heavy Machines, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020054298` · 5/8/2020 · SKOWHEGAN, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Heavy Machines, Inc.
- **Location:** 159 N. Ave, SKOWHEGAN, MAINE, 04976
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a shim on an excavator arm to install a new pin. The employee asked the operator to lift the arm slightly. His fingers were then caught in a pinch point, resulting in the amputation of his index and middle fingertips.

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