# Amputations at Carfair Composites USA Inc
> OSHA SIR `2018032601` · 3/15/2018 · WAUSAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Automobile lifts and hoists
## Employer
- **Name:** Carfair Composites USA Inc
- **Location:** 837 Cedar Street, WAUSAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 54177
- **NAICS:** 336211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to open a malfunctioning locking mechanism on a hydraulic car lift when his left second finger was pinched between the mechanism and the lift frame, resulting in a distal amputation.

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