# Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss at Caterpillar Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025066225` · 6/27/2025 · CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Other special process machinery  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Drives, belts, chains
## Employer
- **Name:** Caterpillar Inc.
- **Location:** 102 S Duncan Rd, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, 61822
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 27, 2025, at approximately 8:35 AM, an employee was operating a box maker machine when their left middle fingertip was caught by a chain and sprocket. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated without loss of bone or the fingernail.

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