# Amputations at Accu-Tube LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023087769` · 8/23/2023 · ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Accu-Tube LLC
- **Location:** 3211 West Bear Creek Drive, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, 80110
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling a metal wire for a cart track pulley system. The motor energized, causing his hand to become caught between the wheel and wire. The employee's little fingertip was amputated.

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