# Amputations at Arrows Up, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20171111371` · 11/30/2017 · ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Entangled in other object or equipment
- **Source:** Garage doors
## Employer
- **Name:** Arrows Up, LLC
- **Location:** 3 W College Rd., ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60004
- **NAICS:** 332311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to release an overhead door that was stuck in the raised position. The employee was pulling slack cable from around the wheel inside of the track when the door suddenly dropped, making the cable taut. The cable then sliced and amputated the employee's left middle fingertip.

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