# Amputations at Brakes Plus
> OSHA SIR `2023076062` · 7/8/2023 · LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Automobile lifts and hoists
## Employer
- **Name:** Brakes Plus
- **Location:** 222 North 48th Street #B, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 68504
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually lowering a vehicle on a vehicle lift when their finger was caught in the locking mechanism. Their right index finger was partially amputated.

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