# Amputations at Taylor Belleville Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
> OSHA SIR `20211111206` · 11/19/2021 · BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Taylor Belleville Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
- **Location:** 3795 WEST IL-15, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS, 62226
- **NAICS:** 811198
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A service technician was operating the tire changing machine when the machine came down and crushed his left index finger on the rim. The finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

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