# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Milton CAT in Syracuse
> OSHA SIR `2025032258` · 3/10/2025 · NORTH SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
- **Source:** Bucket, front-end, and pay loaders
- **Secondary source:** Drives, belts, chains
## Employer
- **Name:** Milton CAT in Syracuse
- **Location:** 7309 Eastman Road, NORTH SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, 13212
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were troubleshooting a wheel loader. One of them was unplugging a sensor on the transmission while the injured employee was looking at the alternator belt. The engine was started and the injured employee's right middle finger was pulled toward the alternator pulley, then pinched between it and the belt. The fingertip was partially amputated.

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