# Amputations involving bone loss at North American Central School Bus
> OSHA SIR `2024109243` · 10/3/2024 · BATAVIA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
- **Source:** Bus
- **Secondary source:** Drives, belts, chains
## Employer
- **Name:** North American Central School Bus
- **Location:** 1000 Swanson Drive, BATAVIA, ILLINOIS, 60510
- **NAICS:** 485410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 3, 2024, at around 6:30 AM, an employee was performing a pre-trip inspection on a school bus in the yard when their right index finger became caught in the belt and pulley of the running engine. The employee's index finger was amputated and their middle and ring fingers were fractured.

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