# Amputations at Mavis Discount Tire
> OSHA SIR `2022043635` · 4/27/2022 · PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Mavis Discount Tire
- **Location:** 1650 South Township Boulevard, PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18640
- **NAICS:** 423130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting a vehicle to find the origin of a sound in the engine. He had his hand near the serpentine belt when the vehicle's engine was started. The belt lacerated his left middle finger, causing an amputation to the fingertip.

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