# Amputations at Vail Resorts
> OSHA SIR `20211211092` · 12/27/2021 · KEYSTONE, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Vehicle, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** Vail Resorts
- **Location:** 0172 Decatur Rd, KEYSTONE, COLORADO, 80435
- **NAICS:** 721110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to clear a clog from an ice-resurfacing machine's auger. The auger moved and amputated the employee's right index finger above the first knuckle.

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