# Amputations at AirPro Fan & Blower Company
> OSHA SIR `2021098283` · 9/25/2021 · RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** AirPro Fan & Blower Company
- **Location:** 425 W Davenport Street, RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN, 54501
- **NAICS:** 333412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was balancing a fan wheel. As he tried to slow or stop the wheel, his right hand was pulled into a belt running on a shaft. His index fingertip was amputated.

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