# Amputations at Tecnica Environmental Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023032787` · 3/29/2023 · BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
## Employer
- **Name:** Tecnica Environmental Services, Inc.
- **Location:** Nicor Project, BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS, 61701
- **NAICS:** 562910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a walk-behind skid steer when his thumb was pinched between the equipment and a crossbar, resulting in an amputation of the tip of the thumb.

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