# Amputations at CATERPILLAR, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018076728` · 7/5/2018 · EAST PEORIA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Engine parts and accessories, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Transmission-vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** CATERPILLAR, INC.
- **Location:** BLDG. KK, 901 W. WASHINGTON ST., EAST PEORIA, ILLINOIS, 61611
- **NAICS:** 333120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 5, 2018, an employee was guiding a gear into a gearbox. The employee's right middle finger was caught between the gear and the gearbox, resulting in the amputation of the fingertip.

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