# Amputations at Friendly Chevrolet, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018021737` · 2/20/2018 · SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **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:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Friendly Chevrolet, Inc.
- **Location:** 2450 Prairie Crossing Drive, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, 62711
- **NAICS:** 441110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 20, 2018, at approximately 8:00 AM, an employee was sanding a vehicle's A/C belt when a pulley caught his glove and pulled his finger between the two, resulting in a right index finger amputation. The vehicle was running at the time.

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