# Amputations at Jack Williams Tire
> OSHA SIR `2017054479` · 5/17/2017 · HUMMELS WHARF, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Handtools-power not determined, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Jack Williams Tire
- **Location:** 1466 N. Susquehanna Trail, HUMMELS WHARF, PENNSYLVANIA, 17831
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at approximately 5:00PM, an employee was attempting to change a 6-inch lawn tractor tire on a tire changing machine. While he was breaking the bead of the tire from the rim, the tool slipped, causing his finger to become caught between the tire rim and the side of the machine. His left index fingertip had to be surgically amputated.

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