# Amputations at UnityPoint Health Methodist
> OSHA SIR `20211210466` · 12/6/2021 · PEORIA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** UnityPoint Health Methodist
- **Location:** 221 NE Glen Oak, PEORIA, ILLINOIS, 61636
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 6, 2021, an employee was repairing a compactor hydraulic cylinder ram by putting in clevis pins to push the compactor plate and align the bolts and holes. The employee's left middle finger was pinched between the hydraulic ram and the pushing plate, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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