# Amputations at Transamerican Auto Parts
> OSHA SIR `2021053608` · 5/1/2021 · SOUTH ELGIN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
## Employer
- **Name:** Transamerican Auto Parts
- **Location:** 474 Redington DR, SOUTH ELGIN, ILLINOIS, 60177
- **NAICS:** 441310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was winding a winch line onto a winch drum. The line termination hardware pulled the employee's left hand into the guide rollers, causing an amputation to the index fingertip.

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