# Amputations at Hogue Electric, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017010774` · 1/25/2017 · BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** Hogue Electric, Inc.
- **Location:** Gargiulo Potatoes, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 34135
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder to access the blower motor. The employee was standing on the fourth rung when their right hand came in contact with the running pulley belt resulting in amputation of the right middle fingertip.

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