# Amputations at PETERBILT MOTORS COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2015129649` · 12/21/2015 · DENTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** PETERBILT MOTORS COMPANY
- **Location:** 3200 AIRPORT FREEWAY, DENTON, TEXAS, 76207
- **NAICS:** 336211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting the axle into the axle bracket. The employee used his hands to unjam the axle from the axle bracket. When the axle came free, the employee's middle fingertip was amputated between the axle and the axle bracket.

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