# Amputations at Caterpillar Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022109495` · 10/29/2022 · DECATUR, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
- **Secondary source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Caterpillar Inc.
- **Location:** 27th St & E Pershing Rd, DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62526
- **NAICS:** 333131
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 29, 2022, employee 1 was positioning a torque converter into a yoke. Employee 2 was lowering the torque converter using an overhead crane. Employee 1's right ring finger was caught in a pinch point, resulting in an amputation above the fingernail.

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