# Amputations at The Boeing Company
> OSHA SIR `2023098814` · 9/24/2023 · BERKELEY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** The Boeing Company
- **Location:** 9000 Airport Rd, BERKELEY, MISSOURI, 63134
- **NAICS:** 336411
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were performing preventative maintenance on an exhaust fan. The injured employee was in a one-person lift replacing bolts when the belt on the exhaust fan moved. The employee's finger was caught in the belt, 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*