# Amputations at Firestone Complete Auto Care
> OSHA SIR `2015107303` · 10/1/2015 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Firestone Complete Auto Care
- **Location:** 311 S Congress Ave, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78704
- **NAICS:** 8111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on the timing belt under a vehicle when a coworker came and turned on the vehicle. Once the vehicle was turned on, the belt system trapped the employee's left index finger and amputated the distal knuckle.

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