# Amputations at Monro Muffler Brake & Service
> OSHA SIR `2015042269` · 4/22/2015 · POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Wheels, tire rims
- **Secondary source:** Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Monro Muffler Brake & Service
- **Location:** 95 Mill Creek Road, POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17901
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was mounting a tire when his finger was caught between the rim and the caliper.  The employee's right index fingertip was amputated.

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