# Amputations at Madison Square Garden Entertainment
> OSHA SIR `20221211170` · 12/26/2022 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Madison Square Garden Entertainment
- **Location:** 4 Pennsylvania Plaza, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10001
- **NAICS:** 531312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Three employees were assessing an exhaust fan that had a noise problem. The unit was deenergized, and the belt was being manually spun, when one employee's glove was caught between the moving belt and the pulley. The belt amputated his right ring fingertip.

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