# Amputations at Town Fair Tire Centers, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023098282` · 9/7/2023 · GREENFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Town Fair Tire Centers, Inc
- **Location:** 10 Silver Street, GREENFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01301
- **NAICS:** 423130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was mounting a tire to a wheel using a tire changing press. As the machine's robotic arm was lowered into position, it caught his left ring fingertip against the wheel, resulting in amputation.

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