# Amputations at Otis Elevator Company
> OSHA SIR `20161111186` · 11/30/2016 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## 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:** Elevators
## Employer
- **Name:** Otis Elevator Company
- **Location:** Bank of America Parking Garage Elevator, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32202
- **NAICS:** 333921
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a sheave (the mechanism that lowers and raises an elevator) when the sheave rotated. His right middle finger was then caught and amputated between the sheave and the elevator cable.

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