# Amputations at Intermountain Healthcare Lutheran Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2023010872` · 1/27/2023 · WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Vehicle, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** Intermountain Healthcare Lutheran Medical Center
- **Location:** 8300 West 38th Avenue, WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO, 80033
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a ride-on vacuum when his left middle finger was caught in the drive belt, 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*