# Amputations at Thompson Tractor
> OSHA SIR `2023042965` · 4/4/2023 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Engine parts and accessories, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Engine, engine block, motor-vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Thompson Tractor
- **Location:** 2401 Pinson Street, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35217
- **NAICS:** 484220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was placing the metal cylinder head of an engine into position on a work table. The employee placed his hands under the cylinder head when the tip of his left middle finger was crushed, 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*